What Are The Benefits Of Lotus Leaf Extract Other Than Weight Loss?

What is Lotus leaf extract?

Lotus leaf extract is a collection of active ingredients obtained from the leaves of Nelumbo nucifera, a plant of the Nymphaeaceae family, through supercritical CO₂ extraction, ultrasonic-assisted extraction and other technologies.

active ingredients:

1. Alkaloids

Nuciferine powder: 0.3-1.2%
Dehydroferulate esters

2. Flavonoids

Quercetin-3-O-glucoside: 42% of total flavonoids
Isorhamnetin

3. Polysaccharides and polyphenols

Acidic polysaccharide LLP-1
Gallic acid derivatives

lotus leaf extract benefits:

1. Regulate metabolism
(1) Lipid regulation:

Lotus leaf powder can inhibit pancreatic lipase activity, reduce dietary fat absorption by 31%, activate the liver PPARα pathway, and reduce serum triglycerides in high-fat model mice by 43%.

(2) Blood sugar management:

Increase the efficiency of skeletal muscle GLUT4 translocation by 2.6 times, and reduce postprandial blood sugar fluctuations in patients with type 2 diabetes by 28%.

2. Cardiovascular protection

Endothelial function: Increase nitric oxide (NO) production by 58%.
Plaque stabilization: Reduce MMP-9 expression in atherosclerotic plaques of ApoE-/- mice by 67%.

3. Protect nerves

It can enhance cognition, regulate mood, and has antidepressant effects comparable to fluoxetine.

4. Skin health

Photoaging protection: lotus leaf extract nuciferine can inhibit UVB-induced MMP-1 expression and increase collagen retention by 39%.
Barrier repair: It can promote keratinocyte filaggrin synthesis.

5. Regulate immunity

Th17/Treg balance: It can reduce the IL-17A level of psoriasis model by 61%, while upregulating the proportion of Foxp3+ cells.
Antibacterial defense: Its MIC value for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is 0.25mg/mL.

6. Innovation in liver protection

Fibrosis inhibition: It can downregulate the activity of TGF-β1/Smad3 pathway and reduce the activation rate of hepatic stellate cells by 78%.
Detoxification and synergism: It can enhance the activity of glutathione-S-transferase by 2.4 times and accelerate toxin metabolism.

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