Solanum procumbens extract

Solanum procumbens extract is known for its ability to help clear heat and detoxify for a healthy liver.

Solanum procumbens is clinically proven to be extremely effective in liver detoxification, hepatitis, especially hepatitis B. For ease of use as an ingredient in health-protecting food products, Solanum procumbens extracted in dry form. Right here is information about Solanum procumbens extract and its great effectiveness

1. General introduction to medicinal herbs

1.1. Plant description

Solanum procumbens is a perennial, climbing or crawling plant with a length of 0.6 – 1 m or more. The body of Solanum procumbens is a woody, smooth, multi-branched body covered with a star-shaped hair. The young body is green, the old body turns gray-brown.

Leaves of Solanum procumbens are simple, alternate, oval, ovate or oblong, base ax-shaped or slightly rounded, base deviated, margins whole or slightly curved and lobed, upper surface of leaves. have the smallest spines in the leaf veins, dark green, pale white underside covered with soft star-shaped hairs, 3 – 4 cm long, 12 – 20 cm wide, 4 – 5 mm long spines.

Flowers white or light purple, stamens yellow, growing in clusters of 2-11 flowers growing outside the leaves, flowers are regular, hermaphroditic, pattern 4, no thorns.
Fruit Solanum procumbens is a berry, globose, young green, bright red, glossy, smooth when ripe, 5-7 mm in diameter. The fruit has a stalk 1 – 1.5 cm long, has a typical copper calyx of the nightshade family, and the stalk and calyx are covered with hairs.
Seeds are yellow, kidney-shaped, networked, 4 mm long, 2 mm wide.

1.2. Distribution

Solanum procumbens is an easy-to-live plant, capable of growing and developing in many provinces from the North, Central to Hue. The tree grows wild or is concentrated in some provinces such as Thai Binh, Nam Ha, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An. Some other countries also grow Solanum procumbens such as: Laos and Cambodia, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan).

Harvest: Solanum procumbens has long been used as a medicinal plant with many health benefits. The roots and twigs of Solanum procumbens are used and collected year round. To increase the efficiency of use and preservation, people often wash, slice, dry or dry. In addition, fresh or dried Solanum procumbens is also used as a raw material for the production of dry, thick, and liquid cocoa products.

1.3. Harvest

Solanum procumbens collection time is mainly in August, September every year. According to folklore, the best time to harvest Solanum procumbens is at least 6 months after planting because the longer the plant grows, the higher the active ingredients in the plant will be. If after 6 months of cultivation and harvesting, the plant can grow and develop normally, it will continue to give high yield and quality.

1.4. Uses of Solanum procumbens

The key compound responsible for the effects of Solanum procumbens is the glycoalkaloid (solasodine). This is the leading ingredient to help fight inflammation and protect the liver thanks to its ability to inhibit the formation of fibrous organizations in connective tissues.
Some other important active ingredients in Solanum procumbens include: glycoalkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, sterols, amino acids, fats…

2. Solanum procumbens extract

Solanum procumbens is used in the form of fresh or dried medicinal herbs, taken directly in combination with some other medicinal ingredients. In addition, postharvest eggplant rhizomes are also used to prepare dried herbs with many advantages in the production of health food products. Solanum procumbens extract is extracted by high technology, extracted with suitable solvents, so the active ingredient content is many times higher than that of direct use or drying. The production process of Solanum procumbens from medicinal herbs consists of 2 steps. The first step is extraction with suitable solvent to form Solanum procumbens extract. Next, the extract will be condensed and spray-dried to create granules with a moisture content of not more than 10%. Dried Cao is extracted by Biogreen Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Joint Stock Company which meets GMP production standards.

3. Product Information

Product Name: Solanum procumbens extract

Description: Light brown uniform fine powder.

Dosage form: Powder, dried extract

Specification: 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 25 kg

Solubility: good solubility in water

As suitable raw materials for dosage forms: nuggets, powders, effervescents, capsules, tablets, syrups

Taste: Bitter taste