The Effective Ingredient Indicators Of Cistanche Deserticola Extract: Echinoside, Piloside, And Total Phenylethanol Glycosides

Apr 12, 2024

With the increasing awareness of health, consumers are gradually influenced by the attributes and social effects, naturalness, and sustainability of products when choosing healthy products. Plants have unique advantages in human available resources, catering to individual consumer choices and in line with the trend of sustainable social development. Under the dual demand, the upstream and downstream industries of plant extract development have entered a period of rapid development.

Main Chemical Constituents of Cistanche deserticola2

Main Chemical Constituents of Cistanche deserticola

Cistanche deserticola extract is a category of plant extracts, which is a product obtained from traditional Chinese medicine Cistanche deserticola through a series of extraction processes such as raw material crushing, screening, ethanol extraction, vacuum concentration, and drying.

Cistanche deserticola extract


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cistanche extract powder

Scholars at home and abroad have conducted in-depth and systematic analysis and research on the active ingredients of Cistanche deserticola. Currently, multiple effective chemical components have been isolated and identified, mainly including phenylethanolamines, iridoids, and lignans. In addition, it also contains more than ten amino acids, sugars, vitamins, and various trace elements. The effective ingredient indicators of Cistanche deserticola are quercetin, piloside, and total phenylethanol glycosides.

Phenylethanol glycosides

The highest ingredient content is one of the main medicinal components of the genus Cistanche, and it is also a key component for the identification and content determination of Cistanche in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia.

Contains anthocyanins such as quercetin and piloside.

It has functions such as enhancing immunity, tonifying the kidneys, anti-fatigue, antioxidants, liver protection, and nervous system protection.

1. Echinoside

Echinoside, the main chemical component of Cistanche deserticola

Echinoside, the main chemical component of Cistanche deserticola

[alias]: Echinoside, sea urchin

[English Name]: Echinacoside

[Molecular weight]: 786.72

[Molecular formula]: C35H46O20

[CAS registration number]: 82854-37-3

2. Maorui flower glycoside

Phenylethanol glycoside is the main active component of Cistanche deserticola

Phenylethanol glycoside is the main active component of Cistanche deserticola

[Nickname]: Moringa glycoside, ergosterol glycoside

[English Name]: Acteoside; Verbascoside;

[Molecular weight]: 624.59

[Molecular formula]: C29H36O15

[CAS registration number]: 61276-17-3

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China is not only a major exporter of Cistanche deserticola extract, but also a major raw material for plant extracts. Under the influence of new medical models, natural plant extracts similar to Cistanche deserticola extract are increasingly being valued. Plant extracts will be an important manifestation of the trend of traditional Chinese medicine in China, which will help drive and enhance the status of traditional Chinese medicine.


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