Commonly used extracts in traditional Chinese medicine extracts
Traditional Chinese medicine extract refers to the process of dissolving the active ingredients in traditional Chinese medicinal materials, separating and purifying them to obtain effective monomers.
The value of traditional Chinese medicine extraction
The ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine are very complex, including a variety of active ingredients, ineffective ingredients and toxic ingredients. Using modern science and technology to maximize the extraction of active ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine can improve the intrinsic quality and clinical treatment effect of traditional Chinese medicine preparations, so that the effect of traditional Chinese medicine can be maximized.
Introduction to extraction method
> > > > Traditional methods
The traditional extraction methods of traditional Chinese medicine treatment include water decoction method, dipping method, percolation method, modified gelatin method, reflux method, solvent extraction method, steam distillation method and sublimation method.
Traditional methods of extracting traditional Chinese medicine have many drawbacks:
The active ingredients are lost more, especially the water-insoluble ones.
During the extraction process, the organic solvent may interact with the active ingredient, causing it to lose its original effectiveness.
The inactive ingredients cannot be removed to the maximum extent, and the concentration rate is not high enough.
In addition to the active components, there are often more impurities in the extract, and there are still a small amount of fat-soluble components, which brings disadvantages to refining;
High temperature operation can cause a large amount of decomposition of heat-sensitive active ingredients.
> > > > Modern methods
In recent years, the high and new technologies used in the extraction and separation of traditional Chinese medicine include supercritical fluid extraction, membrane separation technology, ultrafine pulverization technology, traditional Chinese medicine flocculation separation technology, semi-bionic extraction method, ultrasonic extraction method, swirling extraction method, pressurized countercurrent extraction method, enzymatic method, macroporous resin adsorption method, ultrafiltration method, molecular distillation method, etc.
Compared with traditional methods, modern methods of extracting traditional Chinese medicine have the following advantages:
The traditional Chinese medicine extract has high purity, simple operation and energy saving.
High extraction efficiency, short production cycle, easy discovery of new active ingredients in natural plants, minimal loss of volatile components or destruction of physiologically active substances, no solvent residue, and high product quality.
Uses of traditional Chinese medicine extracts
The first is to make proprietary Chinese medicines. At present, most traditional Chinese medicine products are used as medicine with original medicinal materials or primary extracts;
Second, in the field of health foods, domestic health foods have long followed the model of proprietary Chinese medicines, with low requirements for ingredients or markers.
The third is functional food and daily cosmetics. When young mice, the lost physical ability of these mice recovered 50% to 100% within two weeks.
When the research team administered the drug to older mice aged 24 to 27 months, the mice improved their speed, endurance, and strength by 30 to 100 percent, and their remaining lifespan was 36 percent longer than that of untreated older mice.
