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[English name] Icariin
[Product resource] Come from the part of the dry ground of dicotyledoneae Berberidaceae Epimedium plants, Epimedium sagittatum (Sieb. et Zucc.) Maxim., Epimedium pubescens Maxim., Epimedium wushanense TS Ying , or Korean Epimedium koreaum Nakai .
[Formula] C33H40O15
[CAS NO.] 489-32-7
[Specification] 5%-98%
[Test method] HPLC
[Product properties] Light yellow needle crystal (pyridine - water). Melting point is 231 ℃ ~ 232 ℃. Optical rotation -85 °. Soluble in ethanol, ethyl acetate, insoluble in water, insoluble in ether, benzene, chloroform. Green reaction with ferric chloride, and hydrochloric acid reaction of magnesium powder was orange-red. It is belong to flavonoids.
[Application scope] Epimedium can antibacterial anti-inflammatory, relieving cough and asthma, stimulate the sensory nerve, blood vessel expansion, anti-osteoporosis, improve the immune system, cardiovascular system function, increased coronary blood flow, increased myocardial oxygen consumption and inhibition of tumor cell growth. The promotion of sexual function, epididymis and seminal vesicles can have aphrodisiac effects weight gain. Has some clinical efficacy for the treatment of angina and good efficates for reduced the diastolic blood pressure in hypertensive patients .
[Process flow] Epimedium → solvent extraction → concentrated → macroporous resin → crystal → icariin.
[Solvent] Water or Alcohol
