Gynostemma Pentaphyllum, the Second Ginseng, Benefit Human Body with Many Functions

Gynostemma Pentaphyllum, a cucurbitaceae perennial plant, is cold in property with efficiency of tonifying qi and decreasing blood pressure. Taking it too much has no side effects while having the main efficiency of ginseng. Therefore, local Chinese called it “magic longevity herb” and it is also honored as “the secone ginseng”. Gynostemma Pentaphyllum is mainly distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Hunan, Hubei, Yunnan, Guangxi and other regions of China.

Gypenosides, the active ingredient of Gynostemma Pentaphyllum, have the same basic skeleton as ginsenoside and the two have similar biological activity and action. They are mainly distributed in the assimilating tissues of nutritive organs and phloem parenchyma cells. The gypenosides content differs from many factors such as variety and environment.

According to the study, gypenosides including in gynostemma pentaphyllum rhizomes are identical with ginsenoside. In addition, gypenosides I enzymatic hydrolysate and ginsenoside K are actually the same substance. And the total glycosides content of Gynostemma Pentaphyllum is higher than that of ginsenoside. Regular consumption of gynostemma pentaphyllum can strengthen blood circulation, enhance metabolism, and delay senescence.

Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Extract is extracted from the whole herb of Gynostemma Pentaphyllum. Main ingredient: gypenosides. General specification: Gypenoside 80%-98% UV. Gypenoside can prevent a variety of diseases while having effects of nutrition and nourishment. It has effects of lowering blood fat, lowering blood sugar, anti-tumor, anti-aging, protecting the liver and enhancing the immune function of the body. And it is widely applied in medicine and health drink for blood fat reduction and the treatment of cardiovascular disease, i.e. health wine, oral liquid, and condensed juice etc.

Our enterprise has been dedicated to the long-term research and development of high-quality gynostemma pentaphyllum extract. We select the raw material Gynostemma Pentaphyllum grown in Qinling-Daba Mountains with the academic community recognized highest Gynostemma Pentaphyllum content, contributing to human health.

Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Extract as Raw Material of Anti-hyperlipidemia

Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract, a raw material of traditional Chinese hypolipidemic, is derived from the dry whole herb ethanol extract of cucurbitaceae plant gynostemma pentaphyllum. Gynostemma pentaphyllum is mainly distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Hunan, Hubei, Yunnan, Guangxi and other regions of China. The scholars and experts who study gynostemma pentaphyllum extract consider that gynostemma pentaphyllum has excellent nutritional value and conditioning effect and it should be used and promoted.

The production process of gynostemma pentaphyllum extract:

Adopting the dry whole herb of gynostemma pentaphyllum, selecting and washing, cutting into sections with length of 2 to 4 cm, adding ethanol and reflux extraction for 3 times, filtering and merging the filter liquor, adsorbing and purifying through D101 macroporous resin and LSI-010 desalted resin, recycling the ethanol, condensing into extract, depressing and drying at temperature of 70 centigrade, smashing, sieving, packing, sealing, then gynostemma pentaphyllum extract is obtained.

Gynostemma pentaphyllum, the raw material of gynostemma pentaphyllum extract, has two types of taste, bitter and sweet. The active ingredient of both is gypenoside.

Gypenoside is the main functional components of gynostemma pentaphyllum. Its content is an important index to evaluate the quality of gynostemma pentaphyllum. Gypenoside has a basic skeleton similar to ginsenoside and both have the approximate biological activity and effect. The content of gypenoside will be different due to varieties and environmental factors. We adopt the raw material of gynostemma pentaphyllum extract from the Qinba Mountain Areas of China with the academically recognized highest content of gynostemma pentaphyllum.

Difference between sweet gynostemma pentaphyllum and bitter gynostemma pentaphyllum

Sweet gynostemma pentaphyllum with five leaves has good taste while not obvious health effect. And bitter gynostemma pentaphyllum with seven leaves has poor taste while very high active ingredient. Bitter gynostemma pentaphyllum has higher gypenoside content than sweet one. Therefore, gynostemma pentaphyllum extract is from gynostemma pentaphyllum with five leaves. Once open the package, you will feel the bitter taste.

The effect of gynostemma pentaphyllum extract:

1)Lowering blood pressure and blood fact, preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases.

Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract has the significant reduction in blood viscosity and the adjustment of blood pressure function while preventing micro thrombosis and increasing the tolerance of myocardial cells to hypoxia, protecting the myocardium. As gynostemma pentaphyllum extract will not affect the cerebrovascular blood flow while lowering blood pressure, it is very useful for patients suffering from high blood pressure, cardiovascular spasmodic disease and heart insufficiency.

In addition, gynostemma pentaphyllum will remarkably reduce holesterol (TCH), triglyceride (TG) and low density lipoprotein (LDL), elevate high density lipoprotein (HDL), protect the vessel wall, prevent lipid deposition in the blood vessel wall and arteriosclerosis.

Gynostemma pentaphyllum can achieve the purpose of lowering blood fat by regulate the fatty acids, the waster generated after decomposition of oxygen in the body.

2) Improving immunity, regulating the body's physiological function.

Mangy ingredients of gynostemma pentaphyllum and ginseng are the same. Therefore, there is a saying, “Gynostemma pentaphyllum in North China, ginseng in South China”. They both can enhance immunity. And gynostemma pentaphyllum has more moderate drug properties. For physically weak people, they will not adapt to the strong effect of ginseng, while gynostemma pentaphyllum will not confront this problem.

3) Relieving cough and eliminating sputum

Gynostemma pentaphyllum also has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxicity as well as relieving cough and eliminating sputum. It is clinically used mainly for chronic bronchitis.

4) Anti-cancer and anti-tumor effect

Gynostemma pentaphyllum has the inhibitory effect of the proliferation of cancer cells such as liver cancer, lung cancer, uterine cancer and melanoma sarcoma.

5) Anti-aging

Gynostemma pentaphyllum can inhibit the forming of aging substance in the human body, lipofuscin formation, prolonging cell life and delaying aging.                                                                  

The application of gynostemma pentaphyllum extract

The gynostemma pentaphyllum extract is used as the raw material of medicine and health drinks for lowering blood fat and curing cardiovascular diseases, such as health wine, oral liquid, and condensed juice etc.

Our requirements for gynostemma pentaphyllum extract:

Project                   Requirements

Color                     Yellowish white or pale yellow.

Smell                     Light smell, bitter in taste, no peculiar smell.

Trait                      Dry and uniform powder.

Impurity                No visible exogenous impurity to the naked eyes

Xi'an Pincredit Bio-tech Co.,Ltd produces gynostemma pentaphyllum extract with the specification of gypenoside 80%, 98% and 10: 1. Our gynostemma pentaphyllum extract has accurate gypenoside content and authentic taste. As one the most reliable suppliers of gynostemma pentaphyllum extract, our company has been committing to the deep development of gynostemma pentaphyllum. Welcome to have your consultation.

Extraction Method and Selection of Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Extract

Fresh Gynostemma Material

1.Extraction method and application of Gynostemma 

Extraction method

Soak in 10 times amount of 75% thyl alcohol for 12 hours, adopt ultrasonic extraction for three times and 80 minutes each time.

Research and application

Chinese medicine believes that Gynostemma, bitter in flavor and cold in property, has the effects of clearing heat and removing toxicity, nourishing vitality, relieving cough, and eliminating phlegm. The modern pharmacological studies show that Gynostemma is helpful for reducing blood fat, lowering blood pressure, increasing coronary and cerebral blood flow, anti-aging, keeping robust, enhancing immunity, liver protection, sedative analgesic, and anti-ulter etc and is significantly effective in the treatment of many diseases, such as the prevention and cure of atherosclerosis, hypertension, coronary Heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, chronic hepatitis, chronic atrophic gastritis, chronic cholecystitis, ulcer disease, and bronchitis etc.

  Gynostemma as herb

In addition, Gynostemma is effective in anti-inflammatory role of detoxification, cough suppressant and expectorant. It is clinically used mainly for chronic bronchitis. It is also has campatibility with other traditional Chinese medicine with wide applications of hypolipidemic,immune enhancement and anti-cancer, and anti-aging etc. The current studied and developed Gynostemma prescription formulations mainly include the following formulations: tablets, granules, mixture, oral liquid, capsules, injections and so on.

As many Chinese people have a long-term habit of drinking Gynostemma tea, many factories in China are in the production of Gynostemma health drinks and the enterprises of extracting gypenosides are in small amount, while in recent year, the new drugs for lowering blood fact and curing cardiovascular diseases have been successfully developed.

2.Selection and drinking methods of Gynostemma

The selection of Gynostemma

The rhizome and whole herb of Gynostemma are used as the medicine, bitter in flavor and cold in property, with the functions of anti-inflammatory role of detoxification, cough suppressant and expectorant, lowering blood fat and cholesterol, anti-aging, strengthening spleen, anti-arteriosclerosis, and the treatment of young in white hair, chronic bronchitis, and gastric ulcer etc. The foods using Gynostemma as a additive is a new green food for nutrient nourishing, health and physical, disease prevention and treatment.

China is rich in resources of Gynostemma. It is reported that about 11 species of plants are easy to be confused with Gynostemma, including 7 type of Cucurbitaceae plants, especially Japanese Cayratia Herb. So when buying Gynostemma, you should seriously identify the authenticity.

When buying, you should see more and compare more, especially for the active ingredients. See if it has the specific data indicators. Secondly, wild Gynostemma is not better than artificial cultivation ones, you should attention to that. According to the data of research, different species of Gynostemma in various growing environment from different positions have different saponin level. The saponin content of Gynostemma in introduction and cultivation is higher than that of Gynostemma in wild herb and Ginsenoside content and amino acid content of Gynostemma in introduction and cultivation is higher than that of Gynostemma in wild herb. Because the purpose of artificial development is for improving the active ingredients of Gynostemma to better benefit human health.

The drinking method of Gynostemma:

1)The water is boiled. The saponin contained in Gynostemma is high in melting point which is dissolved at temperature of 80 degree centigrade.

2)Do not discard the first tea. The Gynostemma is different from traditional tea. The first tea kept bubbling up, and the bubbles are saponin. The total amount of saponin contained in Gynostemma is 4 times over that contained in ginseng. The saponin has not only the role of ginseng but also has another effect, clearing heat and removing toxicity with out the side effect of over use. So if you discard the first cup of tea, it is a super waste. And the saponins has been a monopoly of businessmen in Hangzhou.

3)Try to soak the active ingredients of Gynostemma tea. The authors of Japan and Japan have done a lot of researches on the chemical composition and structure of Gynostemma pentaphyllum. The studies show that in addition to Gypenoside, Gynostemma also contains active ingredients like flavonoids, polysaccharides, phospholipids, amino acids, vitamins, constants and and trace inorganic elements etc. So a bag of tea is best to drink for one day so as to fully release the active ingredients in Gynostemma.