Cnidium Fruit Extract
Botanical name: Cnidium Monnier (L.) Cusson
Parts used: Fruits
Active Ingredients: Osthol
Specification: HPLC 10%-98%
Appearance: Light Yellow To White Powder
CAS No.: 484-12-8
Molecular formula: C15H16O3
Molecular weight: 244.29
Cnidium Monnier (Cnidium Fruit Extract) is a Chinese herb that has been used for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as an herbal antiitch lotion and remedy for a variety of skin ailments and as a reproductive aid and aphrodisiac that increases sexual desire in both men and women. Today, we are told that it assists the body in producing nitric oxide, which relaxes smooth muscles and works to encourage healthy sexual function, and it has been used to treat male sexual dysfunction. It also shows promise in the areas of osteoporosis, allergies, and carcinoma research.
Cnidium Monnieri Fruit Powder Extract is extracted from Cnidium Monnier, specification conventional 35%, 50%, etc. The Osthole of the low content is yellow-green powder, Osthole of high levels is white needle-like crystal powder. Osthole was dissolved in an alkali solution, methanol, ethanol, chloroform, acetone, ethyl acetate, and boiling petroleum ether, etc., Osthole does not dissolve in water and petroleum ether, mp.83 ° C to 84 ° C, bp.145 ° C to 150 ° C.