[Latin Name] Sambucus nigra

[Specification] Anthocyanidins15% 25% UV

[Appearance] Purple fine powder

Plant Part Used: Fruit

[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 elderberry extract?]

Elderberry extract comes from the fruit of the Sambucus nigra or Black Elder, a species found in Europe, Western Asia, North Africa, and North America. Called “the medicine chest of the common people,” Elder flowers, berries, leaves, bark, and roots have all been used for centuries in traditional folk medicines.Elder fruit contains vitamins A, B and C, flavonoids, tannins, carotenoids, and amino acids. Elderberry is believed to possess therapeutic uses as an anti-inflammatory, diuretic, and immuno-stimulant.

[Function]

1. As medicine raw material: It can promote the healing of gastrointestinal ulcers; It can be used for acute and chronic hepatitis and hepatitis evocable hepatomegaly, hepatocirrhosis; promote the healing of liver function.

2. As foodstuff colorant: Widely used in cakes, beverage, candy, ice cream etc..

3. As chemical raw material for daily use: Widely used in many kinds of green medicine toothpastes and cosmetics.

Jose S. Pulido, M.D., Professor of Opthalmology & Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Alan D. Marmorstein, Ph.D., Professor of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine discuss the importance of genetic testing in diagnosing macular degeneration. Three cases are outlined that have been referred to as Adult Onset Foveomacular Dystrophy, Macular Degeneration, and Best Disease. Genetic testing can be used to make these diagnoses and researchers are at the threshold of new and exciting treatments. Over the past few years Dr. Marmorstein’s laboratory has been involved in a study of stem cell models of Best Disease and other retinal degenerative diseases. Details can be found on the NIH web site. DNA is being collected along with skin fibroblasts from patients with Best Disease Adult Vitelliform Dystrophy Autosomal Recessive Bestrophinopathy, autosomal dominant vitreoretinal choroidopathy, and retinitis pigmentosa due to mutations in BEST1. The skin fibroblasts are being reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells which can be differentiated into retinal pigment epithelial cells. This is the cell where Bestrophin, the product of the BEST1 gene is expressed and that’s where the pathogenic problem that results in these diseases occurs. Clinical trials are already underway using iPS cell derived retinal pigment epithelial cells for the treatment of age-related Macular Degeneration. It also allows the consideration of the same process to therapeutically treat Best Disease and Adult Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, Autosomal Recessive Bestrophinopathy and models of the diseases can be generated of the diseases in the laboratory. This can help with the understanding of the processes that cause the disease and allow for the testing of potential therapeutic compounds to determine if they have an effect on these specific patients.

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Disaccharides: A disaccharide is a sugar that composed of two monosaccharides. It is formed when two sugars are joined together and a molecule of water is eliminated. For example, milk sugar (lactose) is made from glucose and galactose, cane sugar (sucrose) is made of glucose and fructose and maltose is made from two glucose unit.
Trisaccharides: Three monosaccharides unit are joined together. example, Raffinose
Tetrapolysaccharide: Stachyose
Polysaccharides: Storage polysaccharides include starch in Plant & Glycogen in animals whereas structural polysaccharides include cellulose (Plant) and chitin (Animal).