Rhodiola (Hong Jing Tian) Extract Powder 10:1, 20:1, 50:1 TLC
【Other names】: rhodiola root, Hong Jing Tian
【Botanical source】: Rhodiola rosea L or Rhodiola crenulata（Hook. f. et Thoms.）H. Ohba
【Part used】: Dried roots and rhizomes of Rhodiola rosea L or Rhodiola crenulata (Hook. f. et Thoms.) H. Ohba in the Sedaceae family. After the withering of autumn flower stems, they should be harvested, the rough skin removed, washed, and dried in the sun.
【Specification】: 10:1, 20:1, 50:1 TLC
【Appearance】: Brownish yellow fine powder
【Particle size】: 95% pass 80 mesh size

Rhodiola (Hong Jing Tian) Extract Powder Production Flowchart
Rhodiola (Hong Jing Tian) raw materials – natural air drying–Coarse powder(40 mesh) -Low temperature water extraction – 1^st Reflux Extraction(10 times water,2 Hrs) – 2^nd Reflux Extraction8 times water,1.5 Hrs) – 3rd Reflux Extraction(6 times water,1 Hrs) – Extraction Solution-combine&Filtrate-Concentrate-Extractum-spray drying – screening – packaging – detection of physical and chemical indicators – warehousing

Specification Sheet of Rhodiola (Hong Jing Tian) Extract Powder

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Rhodiola (Hong Jing Tian) Function and Efficacy Recorded in TCM
Rhodiola rosea is a precious nourishing and strengthening medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, known as the “highland ginseng” and the “divine herb of the Western Regions”. It has a mild nature, a sweet and astringent taste, and mainly belongs to the lung, spleen, and heart meridians. Its core function is to “invigorate qi and promote blood circulation, unblock meridians and relieve asthma”, especially known for its “adaptogen” like effects of nourishing qi, anti fatigue, and anti hypoxia.

The following provides a detailed explanation of the role and application of Rhodiola rosea in traditional Chinese medicine:

1. Strengthen the spleen and invigorate qi
This is the most basic and important function of Rhodiola rosea, used to treat various qi deficiency syndromes.

Qi deficiency: manifested as fatigue, lack of breath, laziness, loss of appetite, bloating and loose stools. Rhodiola can enhance spleen and stomach function, restore physical strength, and improve energy. It is very beneficial for the recovery of overexertion, physical weakness after illness, and the elderly and weak.

Lung Qi Deficiency: manifested as shortness of breath, wheezing when moving, low voice, and susceptibility to colds. Rhodiola can nourish lung qi, strengthen the surface and resist evil.

2. Clearing the lungs and relieving cough
Rhodiola rosea has a slightly cold nature and can clear lung heat, reduce phlegm and cough.

Used for lung heat cough: treating symptoms such as cough, thick phlegm, and even coughing up blood caused by heat invading the lungs. Often used together with other lung clearing and phlegm resolving drugs.

3. Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis
Rhodiola rosea has a mild blood activating effect, which can unblock blood vessels and eliminate blood stasis.

Used for blood stasis syndrome: It has a therapeutic effect on blood circulation disorders and blood stasis caused by qi deficiency and weak propulsion, manifested as chest obstruction, heartache (similar to angina pectoris in coronary heart disease), limb numbness, local pain, etc. Its characteristic of “nourishing qi and promoting blood circulation” makes it very advantageous in the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

4.Nourish Qi and Blood
Promote blood production by replenishing qi, used for deficiency of qi and blood.

Used for blood deficiency syndrome: treating pale complexion, dizziness, palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness, etc. Often used in combination with blood tonifying drugs.

Modern Pharmacological Effects of Rhodiola (Hong Jing Tian)
The modern pharmacological effects of Rhodiola rosea are an important scientific basis for its use as an “adaptogen” drug, and these research results also confirm and deepen the understanding of its traditional Chinese medicine efficacy. Its main active ingredients are salidroside and tyrosol, in addition to flavonoids, polysaccharides, etc.

The following are the main modern pharmacological effects of Rhodiola rosea:

1. Enhance the body’s resistance to non-specific stress (“adaptogen like” effect)
This is the most core and famous pharmacological effect of Rhodiola rosea.
Mechanism of action: It can regulate the function of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA axis), maintain the stability of the body under stress, and reduce the damage of stress hormones (such as cortisol) to the body.

Specific manifestations:
Anti fatigue: significantly prolongs exercise endurance time, accelerates the clearance of blood lactate and urea nitrogen after exercise, and reduces physical fatigue.

Anti hypoxia: Improving the body’s tolerance to hypoxia is one of the preferred drugs for preventing and alleviating altitude sickness. It can increase arterial oxygen partial pressure and reduce the body’s oxygen consumption.

Cold and heat resistance: helps the body adapt to extreme temperature environments.

Radiation resistance: It has a protective effect against ionizing radiation.

2. Protective effect on the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system
Protecting the heart: It can dilate coronary arteries, increase blood supply to the heart, improve myocardial energy metabolism, and alleviate myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. It also has a certain improvement effect on arrhythmia.

Protecting the brain: can increase cerebral blood flow and improve cerebral microcirculation. It has a protective effect on nerve damage caused by cerebral ischemia and infarction, and can promote functional recovery.

Improve blood rheology and anti atherosclerosis: it can reduce blood viscosity, inhibit platelet aggregation and prevent thrombosis. At the same time, it can regulate blood lipids, inhibit the inflammatory reaction of vascular endothelium, and delay the formation of atherosclerotic plaque.

3. Effects on the central nervous system
Rhodiola has the unique advantage of “bidirectional regulation”.

Sedation and anti anxiety: It has a mild inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, can alleviate tension and anxiety, and improve sleep.

Excitement and cognitive enhancement: While calming down, it can also enhance learning and memory abilities, improve attention and work efficiency, without producing excessive excitement and dependence side effects similar to caffeine. This is related to improving brain energy supply and promoting neurotransmitter balance.

4. Immune regulatory effect
It can activate immune cells (such as T lymphocytes, macrophages, NK cells, etc.), promote antibody production, enhance cellular and humoral immune functions of the body.

Meanwhile, its anti-inflammatory effect can also regulate excessive immune responses, helping to maintain immune balance.

5. Antitumor adjuvant effect
Direct effect: Salidroside and other components have a direct inhibitory effect on some tumor cells (such as liver cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, etc.), and can induce apoptosis of tumor cells.

Auxiliary function:
Detoxification: Relieve the suppression of bone marrow hematopoietic function by radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and increase white blood cells.

Efficiency enhancement: Enhance the body’s sensitivity to radiotherapy and improve treatment outcomes.

Improving quality of life: Through its anti fatigue and immune enhancing effects, it significantly improves the cachexia status of cancer patients and enhances their quality of life.

6. Antioxidant and anti-aging
Rhodiola rosea is a potent free radical scavenger that can alleviate oxidative stress damage to cell membranes, proteins, and DNA.

It has the potential for overall anti-aging by inhibiting oxidation and protecting mitochondrial function, delaying the process of cellular aging.

7. Effects on metabolism
Regulating blood sugar: can improve insulin resistance and assist in lowering blood sugar.

Regulating blood lipids: helps reduce total cholesterol and triglyceride levels.