What does fenugreek extract do?

What does fenugreek extract do?

Fenugreek extract is a brown-yellow powder made from the seeds of the leguminous plant, rongnugreek, through extraction, concentration, spray drying and other processes. Fenugreek is a common Chinese herbal medicine. Its main ingredients include a variety of flavonoids, organic acids, polysaccharides and proteins, etc. It has a variety of biological activities and health benefits. The extract has been widely used in medicine, food and cosmetics.

What are the active ingredients in fenugreek extract?

Flavonoids: It contains a variety of flavonoids, such as hawthorn flavonoids, rutin, quercetin, etc. These compounds have various biological activities such as antioxidant.

Organic acids: Fenugreek contains organic acids such as malic acid and citric acid, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and other functions.

Polysaccharides: The polysaccharides in fenugreek have various effects such as immune regulation.

Protein: It is rich in protein, most of which is soluble protein, which has the effect of enhancing myocardial contractility.

What are the health benefits of fenugreek extract?

‌Regulate blood sugar

Modern research shows that it has a certain regulating effect on blood sugar. Fenugreek seeds are rich in dietary fiber and plant compounds, which can slow down the absorption of carbohydrates and help stabilize blood sugar fluctuations. For diabetic patients, it can be used as a natural ingredient to assist in lowering blood sugar, helping to slow down the rate of blood sugar rise after meals and prevent drastic fluctuations in blood sugar.

Enhance digestive function

Dietary fiber and volatile oil components can promote the secretion of digestive juices, enhance gastrointestinal motility, and help relieve problems such as indigestion and constipation. The bitter components of fenugreek can stimulate appetite and are suitable for improving symptoms of weak spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, and indigestion, especially for gastrointestinal discomfort caused by cold constitution.

Regulate endocrine

It has a certain regulating effect on endocrine, especially for women's hormone balance. The phytoestrogen components in fenugreek can help regulate female hormone levels and relieve menopausal symptoms and irregular menstruation.

Enhance immunity

The polysaccharides and flavonoids contained in fenugreek have the effect of enhancing immunity and can enhance the body's disease resistance. By promoting the activity of immune cells, it helps prevent common infectious diseases, and is especially suitable for people with weak constitutions and prone to infection.

Antioxidant

Rich in a variety of antioxidant ingredients, such as flavonoids and vitamin E, it can remove free radicals in the body, delay cell aging, and protect cells from oxidative damage. Its antioxidant effect has a good effect on preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and slowing down skin aging, and is suitable for daily health care for middle-aged and elderly people.

Protect the liver

The phytosterols and saponins in it have a certain liver-protecting effect, which can help reduce the burden on the liver and promote the repair of liver cells. For patients with liver damage who take medicine for a long time or are often exposed to toxins, it can be used as a medicinal material to assist in liver protection, which helps promote liver health.

Relieve mood swings

Its warm nature helps to stabilize emotions and relieve stress, and is especially suitable for mood swings, depression and other problems caused by liver qi stagnation. It helps to regulate liver qi, help relieve anxiety, irritability and other emotional instability, and improve mental health.

What is fenugreek extract used for?

Health food

Fenugreek extract has a very broad prospect as a raw material for health products in the international market and has great development potential. As people's awareness of health continues to improve and their interest in natural herbs increases, it has received more and more attention as a natural, effective and safe raw material for health products. It is widely used as an ingredient in health foods. It has multiple functions such as enhancing digestion, losing weight, lowering fat and blood sugar, and can be used to develop low-fat, low-sugar, high-fiber functional foods.

Cosmetics

Because of its moisturizing, anti-oxidation, anti-wrinkle, whitening and other effects, it is used to develop facial skin care products, body care products and hair care products.

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