World Well-Being Biotech CAS 102518-79-6 1% 98% Huperzine a Huperzia Serrate Extract

Product Description

Product Description

Product Name	Huperzia Serrate Extract
Botanical Name	Huperzia serrata (Thunb.)
Part Used	Whole Herb
Appearance	Brownish Yellow to White powder
Specification	1% 98% Huperzine A
Storage Period	24 Months
Package	1kg/bag 25kg/drum
Storage Conditions	Store in cool and dry places. Keep away from strong light and heat.
Description  Also known by the common names toothed or fir clubmoss, this genus is one of the oldest plants on the planet, for it grew 390 million years ago when tree forms of clubmoss reached heights of 100 feet (30 m). Now growing to about 12 inches (30 cm), the slow-growing, evergreen clubmoss looks very much like a large moss with branching green stems and simple needle-like leaf structures called microphylls. Leaves are reflexed near the base and spreading in the younger parts, spirally in various ranks, petiolate. Lamina is elliptical to lanceolate, 7-17 mm × 2-4 mm, base narrowed, margins deeply irregularly serrate or double serrate, apex abruptly acuminate and deep-green. In China it is becoming endangered but can still be found largely in rock crevices and damp forests along the Changjiang River area, and it also grows in tropical and subtropical forests of Australia and India. Also known as ground pine or creeping cedar, it is epiphytic, slow-growing, and propagated mainly by spores. It does not produce flowers. Spores Spore sacs form on most of the current year's growth. One sac is attached to the base of each sporophyll on upper stem and branches which turns yellow as they mature and light brown when dry. It splits to release the spores in late summer into fall. Old, dried sporangia from previous years persist on the stem. Leaf-like propagules are produced on claw-shaped branchlets which are distributed throughout the stem. Gemmae are flattened fan-shaped, about 3 to 4 mm long with three main leaves, the central leaf is oblong and two lateral leaves are more elliptic, 0.5 to 1 mm wide and all three are pointed at the tip. Nutritional Value The Lycopodium alkaloids huperzine A and B (and others such as carinatumin) boost the memory signal acetylcholine. Members of the genus Phlegmariurus in the same family contain more huperzine A than Huperzia species. Health benefits The plant decoction acts as antispasmodic and diuretic and also used for treating irregular menstruation. Dust the spores of plant on wounds or inhale to stop bleeding noses. It is also used to absorb fluids from injured tissues. Use it for treating colds, rheumatism, flu and colds or to relax muscles and tendons. It is used for sprains, bruises, swelling, poor circulation, myasthenia gravis, organophosphate poisoning and Alzheimer's. Use the spores as a powder on skin rashes or baby bottoms. It is used for treating digestive tract problems, skin ailments, relieve headaches and induce labor in pregnancy.