Immunity is the body’s own defense mechanism. It is the body’s recognition and elimination of any foreign objects (viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc.) that invade from the outside, processing of aging, damage, death, degeneration of its own cells, and identification and processing of mutant cells and virus-infected cells in the body Ability.The stronger your immune system is, the faster it will defeat invaders and the stronger it will be.Therefore, in many cases, a stronger immune system can reduce disease infection, or reduce the symptoms and duration of disease.

In daily life, our immune system is facing countless challenges all the time to maintain its own strength and effectiveness.Stress, anxiety, lack of sleep, irregular diet, lack of exercise, aging, environmental toxins and many other factors can weaken the body’s immunity.Unless we feel unwell, it is difficult to find imbalances in our own immunity.However, there are many ways to help restore immunity. Balanced nutrition, moderate exercise, and adequate sleep are all recommended ways to improve immunity.In addition, scientific research has shown that some plant extracts also have the function of enhancing immunity. Let us take a look at these magical plant extracts.

1.Echinacea Extract

Echinacea is a perennial herb of the genus Echinacea in the Compositae family. It is originally wild in Lake Manitoba, Canada, the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, and some open woods and prairies in the central and southern United States.Echinacea can be used for medicinal purposes and contains a variety of active ingredients, which can stimulate the vitality of immune cells such as white blood cells in the human body, and has the effect of enhancing immunity. It can also be used to assist in the treatment of colds, coughs and upper respiratory tract infections.

2.Olive Leaf Extract

As a symbol of peace, stability and abundance, the olive tree has provided food and shelter for mankind since the beginning of human history. It is generally believed that it originated on the Mediterranean coast more than 5000 years ago and was first brought to the United States in the 15th century.Archaeological findings indicate that drinking tea made from olive leaves has been used in the Middle East for hundreds of years to treat cough, sore throat, cystitis and fever.Olive leaf extract has broad-spectrum antibacterial ingredients. The most active substance identified in olive leaves is oleuropein, and oleuropein and its hydrolysates have unique and important significance for the antibacterial function of olive leaves.

3.Astragalus extract

Astragalus is a plant of the legume Astragalus genus, a perennial herb, 50-100 cm high. It has the functions of enhancing immunity, enhancing energy, anti-fatigue, anti-mutation, protecting liver, and inhibiting osteoclasts. Its extract is mainly astragaloside IV and astragalus polysaccharide.

Astragaloside IV has the effect of significantly lowering blood sugar, glycosylated hemoglobin and urinary protein, and can reduce AGEs in renal cortex and serum. It shows that Astragaloside IV has an antioxidant effect, and has an inhibitory effect on aldose reductase, and it also inhibits mesangium. The effect of cell proliferation and reducing kidney hypertrophy.Astragalus polysaccharides have the effect of lowering blood lipids, that is, lowering cholesterol and triglycerides, and raising high-density lipoproteins; it can prevent and treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and hyperlipidemia Wait.

4.Elderberry Extract

Elderberry is a deciduous shrub or small tree, 5-6 meters high. Elderberry is widely distributed around the world. There are native Chinese elderberry in China, Western elderberry in Europe, and gold leaf elderberry for gardening and ornamental purposes.Elderberry extract is mainly derived from the fruit of elderberry (elderberry). Elderberry extract is a strong oxidant, which can scavenge free radicals, has anti-aging and anti-osteoporosis effects. Elderberry extract is mainly used in acidic beverages, sparkling wine, fruit wine or as various food additives.

5.Ginseng Extract

Ginseng (scientific name: Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Araliaceae family and the genus Ginseng. It is 60 cm tall and distributed in China, Russia and North Korea.Ginseng is a precious medicinal plant. The fleshy root of ginseng is a strong tonic. It is suitable for regulating blood pressure, restoring heart function, neurasthenia and physical weakness. It also has the effects of expectorant, stomach invigoration, diuresis and excitement.Ginseng extract is a product made from the dried roots of Panax ginseng. Ginsenoside is the main active ingredient, and it also contains many ingredients needed by the human body, such as sugars, proteins, amino acids, vitamins and various trace elements. It has the effects of anti-cancer, anti-tumor, improving the digestive system, promoting metabolism, and improving the body’s immunity.

6.Garlic Extract

Garlic is the underground bulb of Allium plants in the Liliaceae family.The whole plant of garlic has a strong spicy garlic smell. Garlic heads, garlic leaves (green garlic or garlic sprouts) and flower stalks (garlic stalks) can all be used as vegetables. They can be used not only as seasonings, but also as medicine. It is a famous food and medicine plant.Garlic is rich in protein, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, as well as fat and minerals. Garlic has many biological activities, such as preventing cardiovascular diseases, anti-tumor and anti-pathogenic microorganisms, etc. Long-term consumption can play a role in disease prevention and health care.Garlic extracts mainly include alliin and cyoloalliin, garlic essential oil, allicin, etc. Among them, allicin is an important component with a wide range of medicinal effects, which can activate cells, promote energy production, increase antibacterial and Antiviral ability, speed up metabolism, relieve fatigue and other effects. Allicin can combine with other substances (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, etc.) to produce a compound effect, as well as expand blood vessels and improve blood circulation.

7.Ginger Extract

Ginger is the fresh rhizome of a perennial herb of the ginger family and genus Zingiber.Ginger root is widely used as a digestive aid for mild stomach discomfort, and is recommended by professional herbalists to help prevent or treat nausea and vomiting caused by motion sickness, pregnancy, etc. It has the effects of invigorating the stomach and resisting gastric ulcer, promoting choleretics, protecting the liver, strengthening the heart, inhibiting platelet aggregation, preventing dizziness, anti-tumor, central inhibition, enhancing immunity, antibacterial, insecticidal, and anti-inflammatory effects, and also has a strong antioxidant capacity , Used as food additives, used in the preparation of flavors.

8.St. John’s Wort Extract

St. John’s Wort (scientific name: Hypericum perforatum L.) is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Garciniaceae family, Hypericum, 20-60 cm tall, and all hairless. Grows on hillsides, roadsides, grasslands, under forests and riversides 500-2100 meters above sea level, widely distributed in Asia, Europe, Africa and other places。Hypericum perforatum extract can be used as a safe neurotrophic product to prevent depression, regulate affective disorders and mood disorders, eliminate tension and depression, restore self-confidence and improve sleep. The active ingredient hypericin extracted from Hypericum perforatum has significant anti-DNA , RNA virus function, can directly act on avian influenza, swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease and other virus DAN, interfere with the replication and reproduction of the virus and have a strong inhibitory effect on the virus.

9.Rhodiola Extract

Rhodiola (scientific name: Rhodiola rosea) is a plant of the genus Rhodiola of the Crassulaceae family. It is distributed in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of mainland China, and grows in areas from 4,050 meters to 5,400 meters above sea level.Rhodiola is a rare and precious medicinal plant. It is known as “Golden Root” and “Polar Ginseng” in Russia, and is called “Undead Grass” and “Plateau Ginseng” in China. Rhodiola is revered in Tibet. “Divine Grass”.Rhodiola rosea extract is an extract from the roots of Rhodiola rosea, with a sweet smell and bitter taste. The main ingredients are salidroside, aglycone tyrosol, and rosavir, which have the effects of enhancing immune function, protecting cardiovascular and cerebrovascular and anti-cancer and anti-depressive effects.

10.Pueraria Extract

The main plant source of Pueraria lobata is the dried roots of the legume Pueraria lobata WILLD. OHWI. As many as 13 kinds of isoflavones contained in Pueraria lobata root have very good regulatory effects on the human body. Among them, daidzein, daidzein, puerarin and other active substances can promote the blood flow of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular and retina, relax smooth muscles and relieve spasm. , Anti-cancer and inducing cancer cell differentiation, lowering blood sugar, lowering blood pressure, anti-oxidation, antipyretic and alleviating alcohol, improving memory and enhancing immunity.

11.Lycopene

Lycopene, a carotenoid found in plant foods, has a higher content in mature red plant fruits, especially tomatoes, carrots, watermelons, papaya and guava.In 1989, MASCIO found that lycopene had the highest quenching activity for singlet oxygen among all carotenoids. Subsequently, research on the function of lycopene became a hot topic. The research content involved the absorption and metabolism of lycopene. Lycopene reduces the risk of prostate cancer and other tumors and cardiovascular diseases, as well as the extraction of lycopene. And measurement methods. At present, lycopene has not only been widely used as a natural pigment, but also has been increasingly used in functional foods, medicines and cosmetics.

12.Fucoidan

Fucoidan is mainly derived from brown algae and is a type of polysaccharide containing fucose and sulfuric acid groups.The brown algae are rich in fucoidan, which exists in the intercellular tissues of the brown algae, and its content varies with the type of seaweed, the place of production, the season and the different parts of the algae.Fucoidan is a water-soluble polysaccharide containing mainly fucose and a variety of monosaccharide residues and sulfate groups. It has a variety of biological functions, such as anticoagulant, antitumor, antithrombotic, antiviral, and antioxidant And enhance the body’s immune function, etc., so it is widely used in the field of medicine and modern food industry.

13.Turmeric Extract

The medicinal history of turmeric can be traced back to five thousand years ago. It is an important herbal medicine in Indian yoga and traditional health therapy Ayurveda.Curcumin is a yellow dye extracted from turmeric (Curcumalonga L.). It is the most commonly used seasoning in Indian cuisine and the main ingredient of curry powder.In the past few decades, curcumin has been proven to be an effective immunomodulator, which can regulate T cells, B cells, macrophages, neutrophils (white) cells, natural killer cells, and dendritic cells. Activity is very helpful for maintaining a balanced immunity.

14.L-Glutathione Reduced (Non-Extract)

Glutathione is a tripeptide containing γ-amide bond and sulfhydryl group, composed of glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine.Glutathione is widely present in animals and plants, and plays an important role in organisms. The content in baker’s yeast, wheat germ and animal liver is very high, reaching 100 ~ 1000 mg/100g, in human blood containing 26 ~ 34 mg/100g, chicken blood containing 58 ~ 73 mg/100g, pig blood containing 10 ~ 15 mg/100g, the content is also higher in tomatoes, pineapples, cucumbers (12 ~ 33 mg/100g).Glutathione can help maintain the normal immune system function, and has an antioxidant effect, integrated detoxification effect. Glutathione can be used not only as medicine, but also as a base material for functional foods. It is widely used in functional foods such as delaying aging, enhancing immunity, and anti-tumor.Even GSH is not herb extract, but due to its great immune support function, it is included in the immune support topic as well.

15.Mushroom Extract

Mushrooms Extract (Reishi, Cordyceps, Lion’s Maine, Chaga, shii-take etc.), we will create a new topic to discuss the immune function of fungus extracts which will be coming soon.