Nutritional ingredients and effects of Gynostemma pentaphyllum

If we want to make our body healthier, we must pay attention to the maintenance of our body. Among them, Gynostemma pentaphyllum can well improve the three high problems of our body. Not only is Gynostemma pentaphyllum found in many medicines, we can also use it to make tea. However, we must master the nutrition and efficacy of Gynostemma pentaphyllum before we can make our body healthier. Let's learn about the nutritional components and efficacy of Gynostemma pentaphyllum.

Nutritional ingredients and effects of Gynostemma pentaphyllum

In addition to sterols, sugars and pigments, Gynostemma pentaphyllum also contains more than 50 saponins, including tetracyclic triterpenoid compounds, of which four types, escinoids III, IV, VII and XII, are the same substances as ginsenosides Rb1, Rb3, Rd and F2 respectively. The content of Rd is 8 times that of ginseng. It is a selenium-rich plant that does not contain sex hormones. Its acid hydrolysis product has the same physical and chemical properties as the acid hydrolysis product of ginsenosides, ginsenodiol. This is very rare among plants that are not in the Araliaceae family, so it is known as the "second ginseng". Because it mostly grows in the south, it is also called "Southern ginseng".

The saponins in Gynostemma pentaphyllum are mostly distributed on the petals, and the saponin content on the leaves is higher than that in other parts.

effect

Lowering blood lipids

Gynostemma pentaphyllum has the effects of significantly lowering cholesterol (TCH), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), increasing high-density lipoprotein (HDL), protecting the vascular lining cells, preventing lipid deposition in the blood vessel wall, and resisting arteriosclerosis.

Regulate blood pressure and prevent thrombosis

Gynostemma pentaphyllum has the obvious function of reducing blood viscosity and adjusting blood pressure. It can also prevent the formation of microthrombi and increase the tolerance of myocardial cells to hypoxia, thus playing a role in protecting the myocardium. Thrombosis is caused by a variety of factors. Both in vivo and in vitro experiments have shown that Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract has good disintegration or inhibition functions on thrombi formed by a variety of factors, indicating that Gynostemma pentaphyllum is an anti-thrombotic drug with multiple functions such as inhibiting platelet function, coagulation function and red blood cell aggregation.

The above is an introduction to the nutritional components and effects of Gynostemma pentaphyllum. After understanding it, we know that Gynostemma pentaphyllum can better improve high blood pressure and high blood lipids, but we must persist in eating it for a long time to achieve better results. In addition, we must pay attention to a light diet in our daily life and exercise more.