Product Name: Marigold Extract

Latin Name: Tagetes Erecta Linn

Part Used: Flower

Specification: Lutein 5%-80%,UV&HPLC

Introduction:

Lutein from marigold Asteraceae Tagetes plants raised in a pigment widely used in food additives, also used as a medicinal pigment. Lutein is a widely found in vegetables, flowers, fruits and other plants in the natural material, living in "Class carrot category of" family matter, now known to exist in nature, more than 600 types of carotenoids, only about 20 species exist in the person's blood and tissues.It is an annual herb and widely planted in Heilungkiang, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Yunnan ,etc. Based on the local situation of special soil environment and lighting condition , the local marigold have characteristics like growing fast,long flowering period ,high productive capacity and adequate quality.

Functions:

1.Marigold Extract can protect eyesight, prevent it from descending. Protect yellow membrane in retina, inhibit macula lutea from degeneration and blurred vision. Anti-oxidation, inhibit harmful free radical from forming. Protect retina, absorb a great quantity blue light which enters our eyes.

2.Lutein have the lower macular pigment density, cut down the incidence of cataract.

3.Anti-oxidation, inhibit the activity of active oxygen-derived free radicals.

4.Inhibit artery wall from thickening and arterial embolism, cut down the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, delay arteriosclerosis.

5.Antitumous effect, inhibit breast carcinoma, carcinoma of prostate, rectal cancer, skin cancer, etc.

6.Superordinary natural pigment, strong tinting power, dosage low, color bright-colored.

Application:

1.Lutein as skin cancer inhibitor and care skin.
2.Lutein as inhibitor of LDL cholesterol Oxidizing.
3.Lutein as inhibitor of tumor and cancer.
4.Lutein and its oxidative metabolites in chemoprevention of cancer.
5.Lutein as inhibitor of blood-vessel clogging.
6.Lutein delays lung aging.Lutein as inhibitor of arthritis.
7.Lutein as AMD inhibitor,Cataract inhibitor,and eyes benefitor.