Plant Extract

Ratio extracts are macerates, infusions or powders made by extracting and concentrating raw materials, such as plants, with a fixed mathematical ratio between the quantity of raw materials before extraction and the product after extraction and concentration, but generally without clear standards for composition and content. The following are some common sexual enhancement ratio extracts:

Maca Extract

• Efficacy: Maca extract is rich in many kinds of alkaloids, arginine, fructose and macaene, maca amide and other active ingredients, which has the ability to improve sperm vitality, enhance sexual performance, regulate the endocrine system, balance the hormone, resistance to fatigue and other health care efficacy.
• Application: Maca extract is often used in the production of male health products to accelerate male energy recovery, enhance reproductive health, and improve erectile function and behavioural time.

 

Tongkat Ali Extract

• Efficacy: Tongkat Ali Extract is rich in a variety of biologically active ingredients, such as phytosterols, β-carboline alkaloids, etc. It has the effect of enhancing stamina, boosting libido, improving sexual function and other health benefits.
• Application: Tongkat Ali Extract is often used to make male health products, such as Tongkat Ali capsules or tablets, to help men improve sexual dysfunction and sexual performance.

 

Tribulus Terrestris Extract

• Efficacy: Tribulus terrestris extract is rich in saponin-like compounds, such as tribulus terrestris saponin, which has health benefits such as enhancing physical strength, increasing testosterone levels and promoting muscle growth. In addition, Tribulus terrestris extract has some antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
• Applications: Tribulus terrestris extract is often used to make men's health products, such as tribulus terrestris extract capsules or tablets, to help men increase their testosterone levels, stamina and endurance.

Epimedium Extract

• Efficacy: Epimedium extract is abundant in flavonoids and other bioactive compounds, such as icariin, which offer numerous health benefits including enhancing sexual function, boosting immune system response, and promoting bone health. Furthermore, Epimedium extract exhibits antioxidant and anti-aging properties.
• Applications: Epimedium extract is frequently utilized in the formulation of sexual health supplements for both men and women, such as epimedium extract capsules or liquid extracts, to assist in improving libido, sexual performance, and overall vitality.

Standardised extracts are extracts of herbs, plants, animals, etc. that have consistent standards, and such extracts usually have relatively well-defined content and quality standards. The following are examples of hot standardised extracts:

• Green tea extract (EGCG): Green tea extract is rich in epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a potent antioxidant with a variety of biological activities such as anti-tumour, anti-bacterial and anti-viral. Green tea extract is widely used in health food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
• Soy Isoflavone Extract: Soy Isoflavones are a class of phytoestrogens with a variety of health functions such as endocrine regulation, prevention of cardiovascular disease, and improvement of osteoporosis. Soy isoflavone extracts are popular as dietary supplements in the market.
• Ginseng Extract: Ginseng is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine with various effects such as tonifying qi, generating body fluid and calming the mind. Ginsenoside in ginseng extract is its main active ingredient with significant physiological activity. Ginseng extract is widely used in Chinese medicine preparations, health products and cosmetics.
• Astragalus Extract: Astragalus is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to replenish qi. Astragalus polysaccharide and astragalus methyl glycoside in Astragalus Extract have various effects such as enhancing immunity and anti-fatigue. Astragalus extract occupies an important position in Chinese medicinal preparations and health products.

Extracts, especially in the forms of tinctures and glycerites, serve diverse purposes. While herbs can sometimes be consumed in their entirety, achieving a noticeable health benefit often necessitates a substantial quantity, unlike when they're merely used for flavoring.

By sequestering the essences of herbs into a solvent, we effectively amplify their concentration. Even brewing a standard cup of herbal tea yields a more concentrated blend of herbal compounds than directly consuming the raw herbs.

Tinctures and glycerites, which surpass herbal teas in terms of concentration, also boast the advantages of convenience and prolonged shelf life. A mere few drops of these extracts can match or even exceed the herb content in a cup of tea, and with proper preparation, they can retain their potency for years.

Furthermore, many plant-derived compounds become more bioavailable to the body when extracted. This isn't a universal rule, but often, an extract is more readily absorbed than a whole herb that must undergo digestion and breakdown in the body.

Lastly, tinctures often present the most palatable option for herbs with unpleasant tastes. Swallowing an entire cup of tea brewed from a particularly bitter herb can be challenging, but disguising a few drops of tincture in something more agreeable is effortless.