Octacosanol

Product Description: 

Product name:      Octacosanol (Policosanol)

Source  plant:       Crotalaria ferruginea Grah

Botanic Origin:      Saccharum officinarum L.

Used Part:             Sugarcane wax

Chemical Name:   1-Octacosanol

Appearance:         White Fine Powder

Molecular Formula: C₂₈H₅₈O₃

Molecular Weight: 410.76

Specification:     60%,90% by GC

CAS No.:         557-61-9

Solubility:         Insoluble in water, soluble in aliphatic and aromatic compound at 70- 80°C

Melting point:      80-83°C

Storage:         Good sealed container away from light and heat. 

Shelf life:        2 years when properly stored.

Packing:         Cardboard drum (25kg/drum), double plastic bag of foodstuff inside.

Functions:

- To strengthen stamina, vigour and physical strength;
- To improve the reactive sensitivity;
- To improve the stress strength;
- To promote function of sex hormone, ease the pain of muscle;
- To improve the function of cardiac muscle,
- To reduce cholesterol, blood fat and systolic pressure;
- To improve the organism metabolism. 

Sources: 

Policosanol (or polycosanol) is the generic term for a natural mixture of long chain alcohols extracted from plant waxes. It is used as a nutritional supplement intended to lower LDL cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol) and increase HDL cholesterol ("good" or "healthy" cholesterol) and to help prevent atherosclerosis, though some studies have raised questions about the effectiveness of policosanol.

Policosanol is a mixture of a few fatty alcohols derived from the waxes of such plants as sugar cane and yams, as well as beeswax.[citation needed][clarification needed] The most prevalent alcohol in policosanol is octacosanol, followed by triacontanol.

There is a much lower concentration of several other fatty alcohols: behenyl alcohol, lignoceryl alcohol, ceryl alcohol, 1-heptacosanol, 1-nonacosanol, 1-dotriacontanol, and geddyl alcohol.While astaxanthin is a natural nutritional component, it can also be used as a food supplement. The supplement is intended for human, animal, and aquaculture consumption. The commercial production of astaxanthin comes from both natural and synthetic sources.