Siberian Ginseng Extract

Key Words: American Ginseng Extract

[Latin Name]  Acanthopanax senticosus (Rupr. Maxim.) Harms

[Specification] Eleuthroside ≧0.8%

[Appearance] Light yellow powder

Plant Part Used: Root

[Particle size] 80Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤5.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Storage] Store in cool & dry area, keep away from the direct light and heat.

[Shelf life] 24 Months

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[Net weight] 25kgs/drum

[What is Siberian Ginseng?]

Eleutherococcus, also known as eleuthero or Siberian ginseng, grows in mountain forests and is native to eastern Asia including China, Japan, and Russia. Traditional Chinese Medicine has used eleutherococcus for reducing lethargy, fatigue, and low stamina as well as increasing endurance and resilience to environmental stresses. Eleutherococcus is considered an “adaptogen,” a term that describes herbs or other substances that, when ingested, appears to help an organism increase resistance to stress. There is strong evidenceEleutherococcus senticosus increases endurance and mental performance in patients with mild fatigue and weakness.

[Benefits]

Eleutherococcus senticosus is a pretty awesome plant and has a lot more benefits that just the graphic above highlights. Here are some of the ones worth mentioning.

1. Energy
2. Focus
3. Anti-Anxiety
4. Anti-Fatigue
5. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
6. Common Colds
7. Immune Booster
8. Liver Detox
9. Cancer
10. Antiviral
11. High Blood Pressure
12. Insomnia
13. Bronchitis

Does Glucosamine Help Treat Arthritis? A Review of the evidence.

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CHONDROITIN SULFATE

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I wanted to talk about the supplement glucosamine. This is a very commonly consumed supplement, often taken in combination with chondroitin sulfate to help prevent or treat the symptoms of osteoarthritis. In this lecture, I will specifically focus on glucosamine as I have talked about chondroitin in another lecture.

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting an estimated 12.1 percent of Americans 25 years and older. Therapeutic options includes nonpharmacologic interventions such as weight loss, physical and occupational therapy, and surgery. Medication options include acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), intra-articular injections, opiates, and glucosamine sulfate. (source: AAFP)

Glucosamine is a molecule classified as an amino sugar, which you can derive from the name ‘glucos’ = sugar and ‘amine’ = amino group (or a nitrogenous group). In humans, it acts as a precursor to a cluster of molecules called glycosaminoglycans.

Glycosaminoglycans are polysaccharides essentially composed of chains of different types of repeating sugars with proteins and uronic acids attached. (It is more complicated than that, but that simplified version is easy to remember). The purpose of glycosaminoglycans is to act as the bodies natural lubricant and shock absorber for joints. It is an essential component of the structural integrity of the cells in your body, especially in cartilage.

Because of our biological understanding of glucosamine, it is often supplemented for the purposes of treating and preventing diseases of the joints, known as arthritis. Most often, this is in the form of osteoarthritis. Researchers had hoped that this supplement would benefit cartilage and joints, although the evidence to date is somewhat mixed and underwhelming.

Glucosamine may help with arthritis, knee pain, osteoarthritis, hip pain, shoulder pain, joint disease, osteoporosis, osteopenia and joint disease.

Artificial biofilms establish the role of matrix interactions in staphylococcal biofilm assembly and disassembly. Elizabeth J. Stewart et al (2015), Scientific Reports https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep13081

We demonstrate that the microstructural and mechanical properties of bacterial biofilms can be created through colloidal self-assembly of cells and polymers, and thereby link the complex material properties of biofilms to well understood colloidal and polymeric behaviors. This finding is applied to soften and disassemble staphylococcal biofilms through pH changes. Bacterial biofilms are viscoelastic, structured communities of cells encapsulated in an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) comprised of polysaccharides, proteins, and DNA. Although the identity and abundance of EPS macromolecules are known, how these matrix materials interact with themselves and bacterial cells to generate biofilm morphology and mechanics is not understood. Here, we find that the colloidal self-assembly of Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A cells and polysaccharides into viscoelastic biofilms is driven by thermodynamic phase instability of EPS. pH conditions that induce phase instability of chitosan produce artificial S. epidermidis biofilms whose mechanics match natural S. epidermidis biofilms. Furthermore, pH-induced solubilization of the matrix triggers disassembly in both artificial and natural S. epidermidis biofilms. This pH-induced disassembly occurs in biofilms formed by five additional staphylococcal strains, including three clinical isolates. Our findings suggest that colloidal self-assembly of cells and matrix polymers produces biofilm viscoelasticity and that biofilm control strategies can exploit this mechanism.