JIAOGULAN

Botanical name: Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino

Family name: CUCURBITACEAE

Chinese name: Jiaogulan, Jiao Chiu Lan

                     Jiaogulan's illness-prevention and therapeutic qualities, very similar in quality to ginseng, yet in some ways superior, containing many health-giving saponins as well as trace minerals, amino acids, proteins, and vitamins. Jiaogulan contains gypenosides; is very similar to the panaxosides found in ginseng. There are four times as many saponins in jiaogulan as there is in ginseng. Some of those saponins are identical to the panaxosides in ginseng and some of them turn into panaxosides when taken into the body. It lowers LDL's (bad cholesterol) while raising HDL's (good cholesterol). It improves fat metabolism, while it is great for rectifying high cholesterol and obesity problems, it can also improve and strengthen the digestion, allowing an underweight person to increase absorption of nutrients and gain weight in the form of lean muscle mass. Adaptogenic functions of jiaogulan are demonstrated in its biphasic effects on brain functions, which energize or calm the system depending upon the body’s need. Jiaogulan also aids the regulation of hormonal functions in both men and women. The healthy maintenance of these physiological actions plays a major role in the body's ability to cope with stress. In helping the body resists depression of the immune system and other stress-related symptoms. It increases the production of lymphocytes, Phagocytes and serum IgG, but not to an excess. Furthermore, there are other clinical research studies, which indicate jiaogulan's ability to reduce tumor size. It can even lower high blood pressure.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF JIAOGULAN EXTRACT