Maslinic Acid

What is maslinic acid?

Maslinic acid, also known as (2α,3β)-2,3-dihydroxyolean-12-ene-28-acid, is an organic acid naturally found in hawthorn fruit. It belongs to the pentacyclic triterpene acid class of compounds. It is not limited to hawthorn, but also exists in other natural plants, such as olives, red dates and loquats. Hawthorn is a common fruit with a sweet and sour taste. Maslinic acid is a nutrient found in these hawthorn fruits.

It is a natural plant ingredient with a chemical structure belonging to pentacyclic triterpene acid. It has a certain complexity. It is mainly composed of malic acid, citric acid and fatty acids, which gives hawthorn fruit a unique sour taste. It is widely distributed in nature, especially in olive leaves.

Hawthorn acid is rich in nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin E, and flavonoids, and has high nutritional value. Vitamin C is a strong antioxidant that helps improve human immunity and delay cell aging; while flavonoids have a variety of health benefits such as anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antioxidant.

It has the effects of enhancing gastrointestinal motility, promoting digestion, relieving indigestion and stomach discomfort. Studies have shown that this substance can reduce blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, help lower blood lipids, and also has the effect of weight loss and fitness. It is rich in potassium, which has a certain effect on lowering blood pressure and protecting cardiovascular health. This substance has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting body fluid and quenching thirst, and is often used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat symptoms such as loss of appetite and heatstroke.

It has attracted much attention due to its rich health benefits and medicinal value. Below we will discuss in detail its source, chemical properties, health benefits and application in the field of medicine and health care.

What are the functions?

Regulate blood pressure

Contains rich vitamin C, which can help strengthen blood vessels, lower blood pressure, and reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases.

Promote digestion and enhance appetite

Rich in dietary fiber, it can increase intestinal peristalsis, promote food digestion and absorption, and reduce the occurrence of constipation. At the same time, it increases the secretion of gastric juice, promotes appetite, and increases food intake.

Enhance immunity

Hawthorn acid contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, which can effectively improve the body's resistance and enhance the function of the immune system.

Reduce fat and lose weight

Rich in vitamin C and dietary fiber, it can effectively promote fat metabolism, help the body burn fat, and reduce the accumulation of fat in the body.

Calm and soothe the nerves

It contains a substance called hawthorn acid, which can effectively soothe the nervous system, enhance nerve stability, relieve tension and stress, and help sleep.

Lower blood lipids

It and dietary fiber can help reduce the production and absorption of cholesterol, regulate blood lipids, and protect the health of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels.

Antioxidant and anti-aging

The antioxidants contained in it can neutralize free radicals, reduce the damage of cells to free radicals, promote cell repair and regeneration, thereby delaying the aging process and improving the elasticity and luster of the skin.

Cardiovascular protection

It is beneficial to the cardiovascular system, can enhance the contractility of the heart, dilate blood vessels, and help improve cardiovascular function. It can play a role in strengthening the heart by dilating coronary arteries, increasing coronary blood flow, and reducing myocardial oxygen consumption. At the same time, it softens blood vessels and has a therapeutic effect on coronary heart disease, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.

What are the benefits for liver health?

Antioxidant

It has a certain antioxidant capacity, which can reduce the generation of free radicals, thereby reducing the damage of oxidative stress to the liver. This is especially true for epimaslinic acid, which can inhibit the liver's oxidative stress response and protect liver cells from oxidative damage.

Anti-inflammatory

It not only helps to remove free radicals in the body, but also reduces the inflammatory response, which is very important for maintaining liver health. The anti-inflammatory properties of epimaslinic acid can help inhibit the inflammatory response and the activation of fibroblasts, thereby reducing the progression of liver inflammation and fibrosis.

Lipid-lowering

Studies have shown that it can lower blood lipid and cholesterol levels, which helps to lose weight and prevent cardiovascular diseases. It also has a positive effect on liver diseases such as fatty liver. Epimaslinic acid can also regulate liver lipid metabolism and further prevent the occurrence of fatty liver.

Promote liver cell regeneration

It can not only inhibit the apoptosis of liver cells, but also promote the growth and regeneration of liver cells and improve the liver's self-repair ability.

Enhance detoxification function

Maslinic acid and its derivatives can also enhance the liver's detoxification function and help the liver remove harmful substances and metabolites in the body.

What effect does it have on the immune system?

Enhance the function of the immune system

It can promote the activation and proliferation of white blood cells in the immune system, and enhance their ability to identify and eliminate pathogens. In addition, it can also increase the production of antibodies in the immune system, thereby improving the body's immunity.

Anti-inflammatory

Inflammation is a natural response of the immune system, but excessive or persistent inflammatory responses can damage the body. Hawthorn acid can inhibit the release of inflammatory mediators in inflammatory responses and reduce the damage of inflammatory responses to the body. This anti-inflammatory effect has potential benefits for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.

Antioxidant

Oxygen free radicals are harmful substances produced in the human body that can damage cells and tissues and cause a variety of diseases. It can neutralize oxygen free radicals, reduce their damage to cells, and thus protect the normal function of the immune system. This suggests that hawthorn acid may help prevent and treat diseases related to oxidative stress, such as cardiovascular disease.

Immunomodulation

Immunomodulation refers to the adaptation and balanced regulation of the immune system to the internal and external environment of the body. It can regulate the production and release of cytokines in the immune system and affect the activity and function of immune cells. This immunomodulatory effect may help treat immune system-related diseases such as autoimmune diseases, allergies, etc.

What can it be used for?

Medicine

It is often used to prepare medicines, such as hawthorn tablets, hawthorn oral liquid, etc., for the treatment of indigestion, cardiovascular diseases, etc.

Health food

Hawthorn acid is widely used in health foods and health products, such as hawthorn tea, hawthorn cake, etc., to improve digestion and weight loss.

Cosmetics

As a natural ingredient, it is also used in cosmetics and may be used in skin care product formulations due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

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