Dioscorea Septemloba Extract

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Shelf life:2 years
Storage:Avoid exposure to sunlight,Keep dry 
Product description:Dioscorea Septemloba Extract is perennial twining vine whose rhizome is a common Chinese traditional medicine used for treatment of rheumatism, urethra and renal infection , distributed in Southern China. By guiding of bio-assy activity, the active part from water extract of D. septemloba was found, which showed a strong activity on enhancing bone density of both total and cancellous bone. Earlier chemical research of this plant has reported the isolation of dioscin, gracillin, protodioscin and protogracillin. In this paper, four spirostane glycosides from the rhizomes of Dioscorea Septemloba and their inhibitory activities on bone resorption are reported.