Introduction of Cape Jasmine Fruit Extract
Cape Jasmine Fruit , the dried ripe fruit of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis (Rubiaceae), is widely used in traditional medicine for its cholagogue, sedative, diuretic, antiphlogistic, and antipyretic effects. Additionally, it is an externally used drug with a long heritage and tradition in the treatment of sprain.
Many iridoid glycosides were isolated from Gardeniae Fructus in previous investigations. Some of them, for example, Geniposide.
Function of Cape Jasmine Fruit Extract
1. Choleretic effect.
Gardenia has a clear role of cholecystokinin and its contraction was better than that of water, or even close tothe effect of high-fat meal, so that the role of Gardenia with gallbladder stone row.
2. The role of acute pancreatitis.
Gardenia extract SAP (severe pancreatitis) rats significantly decreased serum and tissue lipid peroxide activity level and this maintenance of the body's own antioxidant, reducing oxygen free radicals and its cascading SAPreaction ofthe body caused by injury, reduce pancreatic injury will play beneficial effects.
3. Liver protection.
Gardenia extract common bile duct ligation of GOT increased significantly reduce the effect, can increase the normalanimals, Y, Z amount of proteins. UA contained in Gardenia can reduce serum transaminase,liver cancer cells was inhibited.
4. Hypotensive effect.
The water extract of Gardenia extract or alcohol, intraperitoneal or intravenous administration of antihypertensive effect of both, the rapid intravenous blood pressure, maintain a short time.
5. Prevention of atherosclerosis and thrombosis.
Endothelial cells after vascular injury may lead to block the growth of atherosclerosis and thrombosis.
Application of Cape Jasmine Fruit Extract
1.In healthy product industry,gardenia extract gardenoside is mainly used as product of dispelling heat, cooling blood and diuretic.
2.In pharmaceutical field ,gardenia extract gardenoside is mainly used as the raw material for treating cardiovascular and hepatobiliary diseases