What is corosolic acid?

Herbal extract Corosolic Acid (CRA), also known as 2α-hydroxyursolic acid, is a natural pentacyclic triterpenoid compound. It is mainly extracted from the bark of Lagerstroemia indica and is also found in plants such as Actinidia serrata and loquat. It has a unique chemical structure, a molecular formula of C30H48O4, a molecular weight of 472.70, and is a white or off-white powder. It is odorless, bitter, and difficult to dissolve in water but easily soluble in organic solvents such as methanol and ethanol. It is a very beneficial antioxidant raw material. In addition, it has a variety of biological activities and can be used as pharmaceutical raw materials and cosmetics materials.

What are the effects of corosolic acid?

1. Hypoglycemic effect: Corosolic acid is known as "plant insulin" and can significantly promote glucose absorption and utilization by cells, lowering blood sugar levels. Corosolic acid has a significant hypoglycemic effect on both normal blood sugar and diabetic model animals, and the effect is mild and long-lasting, without a hypoglycemia reaction.
2. Weight loss extract: It can help people lose weight by regulating fat metabolism and reducing fat accumulation. At the same time, it is also to increase satiety powder, reducing appetite, and helping people better control their weight.
3. Anti-inflammatory: It has a significant anti-inflammatory effect, can inhibit inflammatory reactions, and alleviate inflammatory symptoms. This is of great significance for treating inflammatory diseases such as arthritis and dermatitis.
4. Antioxidant raw material: It is rich in antioxidants, which can remove free radicals in the body, protect cells from oxidative damage, and delay the aging process.
5. Anti-tumor: It has an inhibitory effect on a variety of tumor cells and can inhibit the growth and spread of tumor cells.

How to use corosolic acid?

1. Healthy food: Corosolic acid is widely used in healthy foods, such as hypoglycemic foods, weight loss foods, etc., to provide people with healthy and safe nutritional supplements.
2. Pharmaceutical raw materials: Corosolic acid has broad application prospects in the pharmaceutical field and is expected to become a new pharmaceutical raw material for the treatment of diabetes, obesity, inflammatory diseases, tumors and other diseases.
3. Cosmetic raw materials: The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of corosolic acid make it a popular ingredient in the cosmetics industry. It can be used as a skin care product to help anti-aging and protect skin health.
4. Feed additives: Corosolic acid can also be used as a feed additive to improve animal immunity, promote animal growth, and improve animal meat quality.