Angelica Einensis Extract

Effectiveness: Anti-Arthritis ; Body Balance; Female health care

Category: Standard Herbal Extract/ Ratio extract

Active Ingredient：Ligustilide, Ferulic acid.

Specifications：10:1 by TLC;Ligustilide 1% by HPLC

Apprearance: Yellow brown fine powder

Plant of Origin: Radix Angelicae Sinensis

Synonyms:Ferulic acid; 3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acrylic acid; 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid; (2E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid; (2E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate Melting:169-173°

CAS:  1135-24-6  

EINECS:214-490-0

Molecular Formula : C₁₀H₉O₄

Molecular Weight:  193.1766

Molecular Structure:   

Boiling point : 372.3°C at 760 mmHg

Flash point :  150.5°C

Vapour Pressur : 3.34E-06mmHg at 25°C  

Water solubility  : soluble

Angelica is a genus of about 60 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as Iceland and Lapland. They grow to 1–3 m tall, with large bipinnate leaves and large compound umbels of white or greenish-white flowers

Function:

1) It has good effect on treating muscle and joint pain, neuralgia, lumbar muscle strain, muscle rheumatism, arthritis.

2) It can treat chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrheal and other gynecological illnesses.

3) It can prevent and treat of cardiovascular diseases, anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory.

4) It is widely used in Chinese traditional medicine to treat gynecological ailments, fatigue, mild anemia and high blood pressure.

SIDE EFFECTS AND CAUTIONS

Generally, the herbal dong quai remedy is considered by herbalist as an extremely low toxicity remedy. Though, it can induce minor problems in individuals, causing some fair-skinned individuals to become more sensitive to direct sunlight on the skin. For this reason and to avoid this effect, all individuals who make use of the remedy on a regular basis should try to avoid any prolonged and direct exposure to the sun or to other sources of ultraviolet radiation from day to day while treatment is progressing. Pregnant and lactating women must not use the dong quai and most herbalists will suggest discontinuance on starting a term of pregnancy.