Description
Banaba leaf extract
Botanical Soure: Lagerstroemia Speciosa L.
CAS No.: ********4
Plant Part Used: Leaf
Appearance: Light yellow or white powder
Specification: Corosolic acid 1%~*8% by HPLC
Features:
Banaba extract comes from the leaf of Lagerstroemia Speciosa. The
main active ingredient is corosolic acid,a terpenoid compound known
to stimulate glucose transport across cell membranes. Leaves of the
plant Lagerstroemia speciosa have been used as a folk medicine for
treatment of diabetes and kidney diseases.
KINGHERBS can offer 1% ~ *8% Corosolic acid. It can help to
regulate blood sugar and insulin levels in the blood and has strong
antioxidant properties that help to prevent damage by free
radicals. Corosolic Acid may also be beneficial in lowering the
blood pressure as well as burning fat. It is also believed to have
powerful antioxidant properties. It may help to neutralize free
radical, and promote healthy kidney function and prevent cell
membrane lipid oxidation.
Functions:
Balancing blood sugar,Anti-diabetic: Its ability to lower blood
sugar is attributed to its corosolic acid, a triterpenoid
glycoside, belived to facilitate glucose-transport into
cells.
Weight loss: A kind of common ingredient in weight-loss supplements
and products as a metabolic enhancer.
Promote healthy kidney function and prevent cell membrane lipid
oxidation.
Controlling appetite and food craving,especially carbohydrate
cravings;
Corosolic Acid is believed to be beneficial in treating type 2
diabetes because it may possess the ability to reduce glucose
levels.
Used in the treatment of blood pressure, renal and immune system
benefits. The hypoglycemic effect of banaba leaf extract is similar
to that of insulin which induces glucose transport from the blood
into body cells.
