Mulberry leaf extract contains a lot of calcium, potassium, iron and other inorganic substances. It is also rich in vitamins and 53% dietary fiber, and contains special DNJ components (water-soluble compounds, and only exist in mulberry leaves).
Studies have found that mulberry leaf extract has the effect of suppressing blood sugar levels, as well as the effect of beauty and weight loss. One of the active ingredients is mulberry leaf extract DNJ. DNJ (DeoxyNoJirimyci) is a natural alkaloid from mulberry (Morus alba L.). DNJ belongs to the class of α-glucosidase inhibitors. It can inhibit the effect of increasing blood sugar. Thus, mulberry leaf extract has the effect of auxiliary hypoglycemic and is used in health food.
The content of mulberry leaf extract DNJ in mulberry leaf is about 100mg/100g. This alkaloid can not only act as an inhibitor of α-glucosidase. At the same time, mulberry leaves are rich in γ-aminobutyric acid and phytosan, whose content is 3-4 times that of green tea. That has the functions of weight loss, beauty and hypoglycemia.
Main Benefits of Mulberry Leaf Extract
Reduce swelling and reduce blood lipids
The reason why mulberry leaf tea can reduce swelling is because mulberry leaf is beneficial to water. The diuretic effect is different from the diuretic effect. It can not only promote urination, but also drain the excess water accumulated in the cells. Therefore, mulberry leaves can improve the so-called edema phenomenon. Clearing the blood means removing excess neutral fat and cholesterol from the blood. Hyperlipidemia is an excess of neutral fat or cholesterol in the blood. Therefore, obese people are mostly hyperlipidemia patients.
The blood cholesterol value of healthy people is 180-230 mg, and the neutral fat is 80-130 mg. When eating too much and its content exceeds 300 mg, hyperlipidemia will occur. Mulberry leaves have the effect of improving this kind of hyperlipidemia.
Weight loss effect of mulberry leaf extract
Obesity is the accumulation of excess fat in the fat cells of the abdomen and back. When neutral fat in the blood is reduced, stored fat is released and consumed in the form of calories. If you keep doing this over and over again, your body will lose fat. Therefore, weight loss and improvement of hyperlipidemia are interrelated. In addition, the blood viscosity of patients with hyperlipidemia is high, and the flow in the capillaries is particularly poor. Capillaries are only 1/100 of the thickness of our hair. It is easy to block myocardial infarction and cerebral hemorrhage, which are the result of blocked capillaries.
Mulberry leaves contain flavonoids that strengthen capillaries and reduce blood viscosity. For this reason, it can prevent myocardial infarction and cerebral hemorrhage while losing weight and improving hyperlipidemia.
Eliminate acne and freckles
Studies in recent years have shown that mulberry leaves also have good skin beauty effects, especially for facial acne and brown spots. Mulberry leaves are rich in flavonoids, phenols, amino acids, organic acids, carotene, vitamins and various trace elements necessary for the human body. This has a positive effect on improving and regulating the metabolism of skin tissue, especially inhibiting the occurrence and development of pigmentation.
