Lophatherum Gracile Extract Powder(Dan Zhu Ye) 10:1, 20:1, 50:1 TLC
Lophatherum Gracile Extract have the effects of clearing the heart and removing troubles, promoting fluid production, and diuresis. They are often used in clinical treatment for fever, thirst, inflammation of the heart, sores in the mouth and tongue, heat accumulation in the chest, and red and painful urination.
Lophatherum Gracile Extract Powder(Dan Zhu Ye) 10:1, 20:1, 50:1 TLC
【Botanical source】: Lophatherum gracile Brongn.
【Part used】: Dried stems and leaves of Gramineae plant Lophatherum gracile. Harvest and dry before flowering in summer. Mainly produced in Zhejiang, Anhui, Hunan, Sichuan, Hubei, Guangdong, Jiangxi and other places in China.
【Functions in TCM】: Clearing heat, removing annoyance, and diuresis. Used for fever and thirst, red, astringent and painful urination, and sore mouth and tongue.
【Specification】: 10:1, 20:1, 50:1 TLC
【Appearance】: Brownish yellow powder
【Particle size】: 95% pass 80 mesh size
Lophatherum Gracile Extract Production Flowchart
Lophatherum Gracile raw materials – natural air drying–Coarse powder(40 mesh) -Low temperature water extraction – 1st Reflux Extraction(10 times water,2 Hrs) – 2nd Reflux Extraction8 times water,1.5 Hrs) – 3rd Reflux Extraction(6 times water,1 Hrs) – Extraction Solution-combine&Filtrate-Concentrate-Extractum-spray drying – screening – packaging – detection of physical and chemical indicators – warehousing
Specification of Lophatherum Gracile Extract
| Item | Standard | Test method |
| Appearance | Brownish Yellow fine powder | Visual & Organoleptic |
| Specification | 10:1 | TLC |
| Particle size | 80 mesh | Pass 80 mesh size screen |
| Ash | <13% | 2g/525℃/3hrs |
| Moisture | <7% | 5g/100℃/2.5hrs |
| Heavy metals | As <1.0ppm Pb<2.0PPM Hg<0.2ppm Cd<1.0ppm | Atomic Absorption |
| Microbiological Control | Total Plate Count<10,000cfu/g, Yeast & Mold<100cfu/g, E.Coli<10cfu/g. |
AOAC |
| Packing | 1kg/bag, 5kg/bag, or 25kg/fiber drum (D* H, 40*50cm),
It can also be packaged according to the requirements of customers, and all the packaging materials meet the standards of Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2010. |
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Extended Reading
Chemical Composition of Lophatherum Gracile
Stems and leaves contain triterpenoid compounds such as Arundoin, Cylindrin, Taraxerol, and Friedelin. Also known as the above ground part containing phenolic components, amino acids, organic acids, and sugars. Leaves and stems contain arundin, cylindrin, dandelion sterol, sesquiterpenoids, stigmasterol β- Sitosterol, rapeseed oil sterol. Roots and stems contain asparagus and white fescue. Also known as the above ground part containing phenolic components, amino acids, organic acids, and sugars.
Bamboo leaves contain a large amount of flavonoids, bioactive polysaccharides, and other effective components, such as phenolic compounds, anthraquinone compounds, terpene lactones, special amino acids, and trace elements such as active skin, manganese, zinc, and selenium. The functional factors contained in bamboo leaves are mainly flavonoid glycosides and coumarin lactones. Its effective content and biological activity are comparable to those of Ginkgo biloba leaves. Bamboo leaf extract has excellent anti free radical, antioxidant, anti-aging, lipid-lowering, and blood cholesterol effects.
Pharmacological Action of Lophatherum Gracile
(1) Antipyretic effect of light bamboo leaves: The water extract of this product is administered by gavage to rats with fever caused by injection of yeast suspension, which has an antipyretic effect. The effective ingredients for antipyretic are soluble in water and dilute hydrochloric acid, but not easily soluble in alcohol and ether. For cats and rabbits with fever caused by Escherichia coli, the antipyretic potency of 2g/kg light bamboo leaves is about 0.83 times that of 33mg/kg phenacetin.
(2) Diuretic effect: Normal people should try decocting 10g of this product. The diuretic effect is weak, but it can increase the excretion of chloride in the urine. Its diuretic effect is weaker than that of Mutong and Polyporus umbellatus, but its increased excretion of chloride in urine is stronger than that of Polyporus umbellatus. Promote the excretion of urate from urine.