Botanical Resource: Dioscorea zingiberensis C.H.Wright 

Molecular formula: C₂₇H₄₂O₃

Molecular weight: 414.42

CAS No.: 512-04-9 

Product Spec.: 95% Diosgenin

Product Introduction

Diosgenin, a steroid sapogenin, is extracted from the root of Dioscorea zingiberensis C.H.Wright. or other botanical resources. Diosgenin is a phytoestrogen, or a plant-based estrogen, that can be chemically converted into a hormone called progesterone which was used in early combined oral contraceptive pills, was used to make the first birth control pills in the 1960s. The unmodified steroid has estrogenic activity and can reduce the level of serum cholesterol. Diosgenin also has an obvious antitumor activity on S-180, HepA, U14 transplant mice in vivo and L929, HeLa, MCF cells in vitro. Steroid hormones has a strong resistance to infection, allergy, antivirus and resistance to shock the pharmacological function, is the treatment rheumatism, cardiovascular, lymphocytic leukemia, cells encephalitis, skin disease, anti-tumor and rescue the important drug use the critically ill patient.

Product Characteristic

White crystal powder.

Soluble in ethanol and other organic solvents, insoluble in water.

Physiological Functions

A natural plant-based estrogen

Anti-infective, anti-allergic

Treatment of rheumatism, cardiovascular, lymphatic leukemia.

Treatment of cell encephalitis, skin diseases.

Anti-tumor and anti-virus.

HPLC Chromatogram of 95% Diosgenin

Applications

Pharmaceutical stuff

Intermediate of the medicine