Green Spring Technology's Sustainable and Traceable Epimedium Extract Empowers Innovation in Health Supplements

Epimedium, a perennial plant belonging to the genus Epimedium (Epimedium L.) within the family Berberidaceae, is a traditional natural resource with over 2,000 years of application history. It has been highly regarded since its inclusion in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing. China serves as the modern geographical centre for this genus, housing 43 of its species, with approximately 56 species worldwide. Among these, five are included in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, underscoring its significant resource and quality value.

In recent years, with the rapid development of plant extract technology, significant progress has been made in the component research, extraction process innovation, and quality control systems of Epimedium. Green Spring Technology, leveraging advanced extraction and purification technologies, can now stably supply high-purity, multi-specification Epimedium extracts suitable for various applications such as functional foods, dietary supplements, sports nutrition products, and health beverages, meeting the product development needs of different customers.

Green Spring Technology'ですepimedium extract ingredient not only features clear components, good solubility, and consistent batch stability but also fully adheres to sustainable procurement principles, establishing a fully traceable supply chain from cultivation to production to ensure transparent raw material sources and controllable quality. All products strictly comply with relevant international standards and regulations, including those of the EU and the United States, helping customers navigate global market access challenges.

With Green Spring Technology's high-quality Epimedium extract, customers can significantly shorten R&D cycles, optimise product formulations, and rapidly achieve product innovation and commercialisation, providing reliable and internationally compliant raw material support to enhance brand competitiveness in the health industry.

1 Active Components of Epimedium Extract

Epimedium plants are rich in various natural active components, with over 130 compounds identified to date, primarily including flavonoids and polysaccharides, as well as alkaloids, lignans, multiple fatty acids, and phenolic glycosides, and are also abundant in trace elements such as zinc, copper, calcium, and manganese.

Different varieties of Epimedium exhibit unique compositional characteristics, providing a material foundation for their diverse applications in the health product sector:

· Epimedium: Primary components include hyperoside, epimedium glycoside, epimedium B, and epimedium C;

· Korean epimedium: In addition to epimedium glycoside, it contains baohuo glycoside and arrowhead epimedium glycoside B, with recent discoveries of phenolic glycosides and alkaloids;

· Coarse-haired epimedium: It has been isolated to contain baohuo glycoside II and epimedium glycoside A, among other flavonoid compounds;

· Arrow-leaf Epimedium: Contains unique flavonoids such as isoquercitrin, hypericin, and arrow-leaf epimedium glycoside;

· Wushan Epimedium: Rich in unique flavonoids such as Wushan epimedium glycoside A and Baohuo glycoside 2-I;

· Qianling Epimedium: Phenolic glycoside compounds have been isolated from the aboveground parts.

Green Spring Technology leverages advanced extraction and separation technologies to provide customised extract solutions with high purity, standardisation, and batch consistency, tailored to the specific component characteristics of different Epimedium species, to meet the raw material requirements for various health product developments.

2 Epimedium Extract: Multi-functional Support for Overall Health

Epimedium extracts contain multiple natural active components, including Epimedium glycosides, which have been observed in studies to potentially support bodily functions. Research indicates that these components may help maintain normal physiological states and demonstrate potential in regulating internal material balance.

Additionally, Epimedium extract has been reported to possess certain soothing properties and has garnered attention for its potential in maintaining bone health, supporting respiratory comfort, and promoting emotional relaxation. Currently, this extract is widely used in various daily health products, providing consumers with natural plant-based support. In the future, further improvements in extraction processes and bioavailability may expand its application scope in the broader health industry.

3 Distribution of Epimedium Plants in China

Epimedium plants are primarily distributed in the China-Japan and China-Himalayan forest plant subregions, commonly found in forest understories, shrublands, or shaded, moist environments, at elevations ranging from 200 to 3,700 metres. China serves as the modern geographical centre for this genus, with particularly rich resources concentrated in Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, and the northeastern provinces, with limited distributions in other southern regions.

Among the numerous Epimedium species, the following few are of particular interest in the extraction raw material field due to their distinctive chemical characteristics:

· Epimedium sagittatum: Primarily produced in Shaanxi, Shanxi, southern Gansu, Henan, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Ningxia, it is commonly found in shrublands or shaded, moist habitats at elevations of 650–2,100 metres;

· Arrow-leaved Epimedium: The most widely distributed species within the genus, it is commonly found in the eastern and southern regions of China, with populations also present in Hunan, Hubei, and Sichuan provinces. It typically grows at elevations of 200–1,300 metres in sparse forests or along waterways;

· Korean Epimedium: Besides being found in Jilin, Liaoning, and Heilongjiang provinces in China, it is also present in Japan and northern Korea, thriving in shaded forests or shrublands at elevations of 200–900 metres;

· Soft-haired Epimedium: Primarily distributed in southern Shaanxi, central-northern Sichuan, northwestern Hubei, and southern Gansu, it is commonly found in shaded areas of forests, slopes, or valleys at elevations of 300–2,000 metres;

· Wushan Epimedium: Distributed in narrow regions such as eastern Sichuan, northern Chongqing, and southeastern Guizhou, growing in mountain slopes with shrubby vegetation at elevations of 750–1,300 metres;

· Coarse-haired Epimedium: Primarily produced in Guizhou, Chongqing, and central-southern Sichuan, with additional distributions in northeastern Yunnan, western Hubei, and northern Guangxi. It is commonly found at elevations of 290–2,100 metres in forest understories, shrublands, or along water ditches.

Green Spring Technology leverages raw material resources from core production areas to conduct systematic research and scientific extraction of Epimedium from different species and regions, committed to providing customers with high-quality Epimedium extracts that are batch-consistent and component-clear, supporting traceability and customisation requirements for various health product ingredients. 

4 Green Spring Technology is committed to providing stable, traceable Epimedium extracts

Epimedium, as an important natural plant raw material, has long relied on wild resources and faces sustainability challenges. Currently, regions such as Guizhou and Jilin in China have actively promoted the artificial cultivation and standardised production of Epimedium to achieve sustainable resource utilisation. Japan has also made significant progress in commercial cultivation.

The current market for Epimedium raw materials still faces issues such as species contamination and inconsistent quality, posing challenges for terminal product development. As the resource centre for Epimedium, China urgently needs to strengthen species identification, quality control, and large-scale cultivation to provide the industry chain with stable and high-quality raw materials.

Green Spring Technology has established standardised cultivation bases and strictly controls raw materials and production processes to provide customers with high-purity, batch-consistent Epimedium extract, supporting product traceability and quality upgrades, and jointly promoting the sustainable development of the industry.

Contact Green Spring Technology at helen@greenspringbio.com or WhatsApp: +86 13649243917 now to obtain free samples and customised application solutions, infusing your products with natural, stable, and internationally standardised high-quality raw materials, and quickly capturing the health market opportunity!

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