Corosolic?acid

Botanical?Name:?Lagerstroemia?speciosa?(L.)

Product?Specification:?corosolic?acid?1%-20% >98%

Active?Ingredient:?corosolic?acid

Appearane:?Fine?powder

Color:?Light?yellow?to?offwhite

Part?of?the?plant?used:?Leaf

Extract?method:?Grain?alcohol

Test?method:?HPLC

CAS?No.:?4547-24-4

Molecular?formula:?C30H48O4

Molecular?weight:?286.29

Molecular?structure:

Solubility:?Soluble?in?ethanol

Safety?evaluation:?innocuous

What?is?it?

Banaba?is?a?medicinal?plant?that?grows?in?the?Philippines,?Thailand,?Indonesia,?Malaysia?and?Taiwan.?Much?of?the?current?research?on?banaba?has?been?done?in?the?Philippines.?Recent?studies?shows?that?banana?can?be?used?in?the?treatment?of?diabetes?and?as?an?ingredient?in?weight?loss?products?

Function:?

1.?Diabetes:Its?ability?to?lower?blood?sugar?is?attributed?to?its?corosolic?acid,?a?triterpenoid?glycoside,?belived?to?facilitate?glucose-transport?into?cells.?

2.?Weight?loss:?A?common?ingredient?in?weight-loss?supplements?products?as?a?metabolic?enhancer.

3.?Others:?Used?in?the?treatment?of?blood?pressure,?renal?and?immune?system?benefits.?No?toxicity?has?been?identified.?Traditional?uses?include?brewing?tea?from?the?leaves?as?a?treatment?for?diabetes?and?hyperglycemia?(elevated?blood?sugar).?The?hypoglycemic?(blood?sugar?lowering)?effect?of?banaba?leaf?extract?is?similar?to?which?induces?glucose?transport?from?the?blood?into?body?cells.