An Brief Introduction to Lycium polysaccharide Crude Powder --- LPCP
Lycium berry is the traditional rare medicine material in China . In accordance with the Chinese Pharmacopoeia , the dried berries of lycium grown in Ningxia ( or Lycium Barbarum L. ) are authentic among its kind . Though lycium is grown in many other provinces or regions in China , the ready products of lycium grown in Ningxia is considered the best which accounts for 80% of the total sales volume nationwide . The dried ripe lycium berries are effective in nourishing liver and kidney, restoring vital energy and improving visual acuity . “ Regular use of lycium berries strengthens the bone , tendon and muscle , maintains youth and makes one cold and hot-resistant . … it nourishes vitality and others , improves one’s looks and visual acuity and results in longevity ” . For hundreds of years , lycium has been frequently employed for life-prolonging and frequently found in imperial esoteric recipes . Over the years passed , more and more pharmacological researches concerning lycium berries and polysaccharide of lycium barbarum have been made ,which provides a concrete theoretical grounds for clinical practice and that proves a promising market for the product . The intensive processing of lycium , however , is still a rarity today with more common sales of raw material which is not only low in production value but also inconvenient to take , to store and leads to a shorter period of quality maintaining . Large amount of berries loss their value as commodities just because of moth-eating and going moldy . To change the situation , research on the intensive processing and development of lycium products are the best solution .
Studies indicate that Ningxia lycium berries have rich nutrients and physiological activities and help to keep fit . They are a quality natural product acting of both food and medicine integrated with effect of nourishing , fitness-keeping and curing , “ A health friendly and an organic food ” as it is called abroad . It has 18 amino acids including the 8 ones indispensable for human . Bezoars and y-amino acid which nourish and strengthen human body , promote metabolism and improve energy of liver and kidney and once considered could be found in only animal bodies have been found in abundance in lycium berries .
It has , in addition , scores of such mineral substances and trace elements dispensable for human as Mn , Zn , Fe , Cu , Co , Cr , Ni , Ca, Mg , K , Na and Se , etc., and Zn , Fe and Cu in particular . Lack of Zn, Fe and Cu leads to disorder and deterioration in immune strength .
We have introduced an entirely new technology to produce instant Lycium Polysaccharide . No any organic solvent is added during the process of production . Low production cost , small amount of investment in business establishment , simple techniques , safe to produce and products free from organic solvent contamination . The extremely small amount of ingredients added can also be used as food . Apart from the lycium polysaccharide , more effective elements including alkaloid , progesterone , glucoside ,organic acid , terpene , saponin , amino acid and polypeptide are maintained and reserved by the products thus produced than the products extracted by means of traditional organic solvent .
Lycium polysaccharide possesses numbers of physiological activities such as :
1. Helping improve immunity . It is either an immune regulator or a immune strengthener .
2. Improving and protecting the immune system of patients receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy , reducing the side effect such as inhibition of hematopoietic system and poor gastro-reaction caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy .
3. Evidently retarding the growth of LPO and improves the activities of SOD , having an obvious effect of anti-oxidation and anti-aging .
4. Playing an positive role to ensure a normal growth of cells , improve the reconstruction of DNA and promote the aged cells to become young . And ,
5. Facilitating the growth of stem cells of marrow hemopoiesis , largely increase the amount of monocells , promoting its particle differentiation .
Furthermore , it also bears such multifunction elements as alkaloid , progesterone , glucoside ,organic acid , terpene , saponin , amino acid , polypeptide , peptide , steroids ,βcarotene , Vitamin B and B 2 and nicotinic acid which are helpful for reducing blood pressure and fat , preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease . It also has curative effect upon the frequently occurring diseases such as hypertension , diabetes , tumors and liver and kidney failure. The product has a promising market and a potential superiority in competition .
To date , products of our company are popular for being easy to take and clean . Moreover , the products can also be used as the raw material for pharmaceutical industry . The market demand for the product are large . The company’s production capacity is 150 tons per year .