Cycloastragenol

Cycloastragenol (CAS 78574-94-4, C30H50O5, molecular weight 490.72, 98% specification) is manufactured to pharmaceutical grade by Shaanxi Virgin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. under Chinese, US, British and European pharmacopoeia standards. It is a triterpenoid saponin and hydrolysis product of the main active ingredient in Astragalus membranaceus, reported to have telomerase-activating, anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties along with possible antidepressant effects, and it is sold into North America, Central/South America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia.