Sugar Cane Wax Extract Policosanol
Product name: Policosanol, sugarcane wax extract 90% Plant Resource: Saccharum officinarum LProduct Specification: 90-98% Policosanol, 60% Octacosanol, 4:1~20:1Molecular formula and weight: CH3(CH2)nCH2OH&410.77CAS No.: 557-61-9 EINECS N.: 209-181-2 Policosanol is a cholesterol-lowering natural mixture of primary alcohols, isolated and purified from sugar cane wax. Policosanol is safe and well tolerated, even in populations with high use of concomitant medications. Policosanol is used for conditions that affect the health of the heart and blood vessels including high cholesterol, leg pain due to poor circulation (intermittent claudication), and narrowing of the blood vessels that serve the heart. Policosanol seems to decrease cholesterol production in the liver and to increase the break down of LDL (low-density lipoprotein or "bad") cholesterol. It also decreases the stickiness of particles in the blood known as platelets, which might help reduce blood clots. Function:(1) to stren