Sichuan Dome Extract

Product Details

Sichuan dome extract is an extract from the rhizome of chuanxiong, an umbrella plant, ligusticum chuanxiong hort (scientific name: Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort), a cultivated plant, is mainly produced in Sichuan (Guanxian county). It is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine plant, which is often used to activate blood circulation and Qi, dispel wind and relieve pain.

Sichuan dome extract is used for chest and flank pain, rheumatism and arthralgia, lumping of symptoms, swelling and pain of sores, falling pain, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis and other diseases. It has a wide range of functions. Ligusticum chuanxiong extract can dilate coronary artery and peripheral blood vessels, and has a good effect on alleviating coronary heart disease and angina pectoris.

Health Benefits

• Effect on cardiovascular system. Ligusticum chuanxiong extract can dilate coronary artery and peripheral blood vessels, and has a good effect on alleviating coronary heart disease and angina pectoris. Both Ligustrazine and ferulic acid can significantly expand coronary artery, increase coronary artery flow and myocardial nutrient blood flow, increase myocardial oxygen supply and promote the balance of myocardial oxygen supply and consumption. The experiment also proved that it can significantly improve the pial microcirculation of rabbits.
• Inhibition of platelet aggregation and antithrombotic effect. Ligusticum chuanxiong and its effective components or compounds have antithrombotic effect in vitro. Ligusticum chuanxiong can shorten the length of thrombus and reduce the dry weight and wet weight of thrombus. The active ingredients have been proved to be mainly Ligustrazine and ferulic acid.
• Antispasmodic effect on smooth muscle. High dose chuanxiong extract can inhibit the contraction of isolated small intestine and pregnant uterus. The alkaloids, ferulic acid, ligustrazine and Ligusticum chuanxiong lactone contained in Ligusticum chuanxiong extract have antispasmodic effects on smooth muscle. Ferulic acid and ligustrazine have antispasmodic effects on uterine smooth muscle in vivo and in vitro, and there is a positive correlation with the dose. Ligustrazine and ferulic acid have synergistic effects on the spasmolysis of uterine smooth muscle.