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With the increase of health consciousness, when consumers choose health products, the attributes and social effects of the products, natural and sustainable, etc. gradually become important factors influencing the choice. Among the resources currently available to mankind, plants have a unique advantage, which not only caters to consumers' personal choice, but also meets the trend of sustainable development in society. With the dual demand, the upstream and downstream industries of plant development have entered a period of rapid development.

From January to April 2024, Shaanxi exported 5,342 tons of extracts with a value of 69.8 billion yuan, up 40.2% and 26.1% year-on-year respectively. Shaanxi plant extracts exports into the "fast lane". In recent years, natural plant extracts are getting more and more attention and respect from food, medicine, cosmetics and other industries. Shaanxi is the important birthplace of plant extracts in China, and is also the main producing area of plant extracts in China and the first province of plant extract industry. At present, the plant extract industry has become an important industry for the development of foreign trade in Shaanxi.

A newly published study in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition shows that turmeric extract may be effective in reducing inflammation and improving glucose metabolism in overweight people, and that daily intake of CLE may reduce chronic low-grade inflammation, thereby reducing the risk of insulin resistance and controlling postprandial hyperglycemia.

Green vegetables have high nutritional value, but few people know that the nutritional value of purple vegetables is also very high. According to the U.S. science magazine "Huffington Post" reported, "this purple vegetable can be called 'life-saving vegetables': play a protective role on the heart, lower blood pressure, enhance bone strength, reduce inflammation in the human body......" It is also because of the high nutritional value of purple vegetables, the article also ends with a strong recommendation that U.S. nationals should eat at least 3 to 5 ounces of purple vegetables per day, or 85 to 142 grams. And this purple vegetables than we usually eat the most is the eggplant and so on the nutritional value is much higher, is a kind of young and old, pregnant women can also eat the efficacy of only.

What is atractylodes? Atractylodes macrocephala, an ancient Chinese medicine, has been a valuable resource for health maintenance for thousands of years. Its history can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, where it was listed as a top quality herb in the Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica, mainly used to tonify the qi and strengthen the spleen. Ancient people regarded atractylodes as a treasure, believing that it could strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote digestion, and even enhance immunity. With the evolution of time, the scope of application of Atractylodes macrocephala is gradually expanding, not only limited to Chinese medicine prescription, but also integrated into the daily diet and health care products of modern people.

Plant extracts mainly refer to substances extracted or processed from plants (all or a part of plants) as raw materials by using appropriate solvents or methods, which can be used in pharmaceutical industry, food industry, daily chemical industry and other industries, covering a wide range of categories such as paprika red pigment, capsaicin, lutein, silymarin, grape seed extract and so on. There is a conceptual crossover between plant extracts and herbal extracts. The raw materials of plant extracts in China mainly come from Chinese herbs, so the domestic plant extracts can also be called Chinese medicine extracts to a certain extent, and they are generally included in the category of Chinese medicine products in China's export trade statistics.

The synthesis, secretion, metabolism, and regulation of mammalian reproductive hormones affect the differentiation, growth, development, and maturation of the entire reproductive system. Coix lacryma extract can inhibit the expression of sex steroid enzymes and proteins in the female reproductive system (Hsia et al., 2008). According to the literature, the ethyl acetate layer of Coix lacryma husk extract and its flavonoids can modulate the production of steroids and inhibit the production of androstenedione. The ethyl acetate extract and flavonoids of Coix hull extract have been shown to modulate steroidogenesis and inhibit androstenedione production, thereby improving polycystic ovarian syndrome. Thus, Coix lacryma husk extract is important in regulating the synthesis and secretion of sex steroids.

The anti-oxidant power is better than blueberries and green tea! See the benefits of grape seed extract in one glance, rich in high concentrations of vitamins C and E, eat it to anti-age, protect blood vessels, and take care of your eyes.

During the 2024 National People's Congress, Lu Qingguo, a deputy to the National People's Congress and the chairman and general manager of Chenguang Bio-technology Group Co., Ltd. submitted a number of proposals, including 'Promoting the development of new varieties of food additives' and 'Promoting the development of China's health industry'.

I. How does Puerarin achieve weight loss by reducing body fat? Traditional beliefs hold that fat absorption is mainly a process regulated by the intestine independently, involving diffusion and protein-mediated lipid transport. However, Wang Weiquing's team's research has overturned this belief, revealing a new brain-gut axis that controls fat absorption by regulating the length of intestinal microvilli.