Astragalus extract---Immune support
Product name: Astragalus extract
Botanical Origin: Astragalus membranaceus
Part use: root
Active ingredients: polysaccharides, saponins
Source from: West and North of China such as Shanxi province and Hebei Province
Uses in Chinese history:
Astragalus has been used in Chinese medicine for centuries for its immune support and normalizing effect on body function.
Modern Research------Immune support
The active pharmacological constituents of Astragalus include polysaccharides, saponins, flavonoids and so on.
Clinical studies show that astragulus extract have immunomodulatory effects ( Chang HM 1987; Hou Y,1981; Morazzoni P,1994) .
Application: Dietary Supplement
Reference
Chang HM, But PH, editors. Pharmacology and applications of Chinese materia medica. Yeung S, et al, translators. Singapore: World Sci; 1987, vol. 2. 1,320
Hou Y, et al. Interferon induction and lymphocyte transformation stimulated by Astragalus membranaceus in mouse spleen cell cultures. Zhonghua Weisheng Wuxue Hemian Yixue Zazhi 1981;1(2):137-9.
Morazzoni P, Bombardelli E. Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch) Bunge. Scientific documentation 30 Mar 1994. Milano (Italy): Indena SpA. 1994 Mar: 1-18.