Quercitrin：benefits，uses and more

What is Quercetin?

Quercetin is a monomer compound of flavonoids widely found in plants and has a variety of pharmacological effects. This compound can be found in many herbs, such as Sophora japonica, Sapindales, Galangal, Forsythia, Sambucus, Panax ginseng, Ginkgo, and many others.

where is it from?/sources of quercetin?

Quercetin is mainly derived from the bark and leaves of Iberian oak in the family of Crustacea, the red-horned lotus in the family of Berberidaceae, the red drought lily and golden grass in the family of Hypericum, and the red flax in the family of Oleaceae.

Meanwhile, many herbs such as Sophora japonica, Saposhnikovia spp. leaves, Gaultheria, Forsythia, Sambucus, Panax ginseng, Ginkgo, etc. contain quercetin. In these plants, quercetin exists in the form of glycosides, and quercetin can be obtained by acid hydrolysis.

Application fields of quercetin:

1.Antioxidant: Quercetin can be used as an antioxidant, mainly used in fats and oils, beverages, cold drinks, meat processing products.

2.Natural dyes: Quercetin can also be used as natural dyes for wool and cotton, yellow with aluminum salt, olive yellow with chromium salt, orange with tin salt and olive green with iron salt. This dye has a good resistance to soaping, but the sun resistance is medium.

Fourth, the pharmacological effects and benefits of quercetin.

• Anti-inflammatory effect: Quercetin can inhibit neutrophils to gather in the location of inflammatory reaction, reduce the inflammatory response, can be used to treat muscle strain, rheumatoid arthritis, acne and other diseases.

• Antithrombotic effect: Quercetin can inhibit platelet aggregation in the vascular wall breakage, reduce thrombosis, can be used for the treatment of coronary heart disease, cerebral infarction, lower extremity venous embolism and other diseases.

• Anti-allergic effect: Quercetin can histamine release, reduce allergic reactions, can be used to treat allergic rashes, allergic eczema, allergic rhinitis.

• Hypoglycemic effect: Quercetin can promote the production of liver glycogen by the liver, lowering blood glucose levels, used in the treatment of diabetes or to improve the condition of people with mildly abnormal blood glucose levels.

• Hypolipidemic effect: Quercetin can promote the liver to increase the intake of low-density lipoprotein, inhibit the production of fat cells, can be used to treat hyperlipidemia.

• Analgesic effect: Quercetin can inhibit prostaglandin synthesis, reduce transmission mediators, play an analgesic effect, can be used to treat dysmenorrhea, gouty arthritis, osteoarthritis and other diseases.

Other effects: In addition, quercetin has anti-tumor, cardiovascular protection and other pharmacological effects, showing multiple health effects.