Food Grade Natural Organic Additives Sweetener D-Mannitol/Mannitol Powder CAS 69-65-8

What is Mannitol?
Mannitol, C6H14O6, is a sugar alcohol that is an isomer of sorbitol.It is soluble in water and is a white crystalline powder with a sweet taste similar to sucrose.

application & function

1) tissue dehydrating drugs.It is used to treat brain edema caused by various reasons, reduce intracranial pressure and prevent brain hernia.

(2) Reduce intraocular pressure.It can effectively reduce intraocular pressure, and can be used when other drugs for lowering intraocular pressure fail or in preparation for intraocular surgery.

(3) osmotic diuretics.To identify oliguria due to prerenal factors or acute renal failure.It can also be used to prevent various causes of acute tubular necrosis.

(4) as an adjuvant diuretic measure in the treatment of nephrotic syndrome and cirrhosis ascites, especially when accompanied by hypoproteinemia.

(5) For some drug overdoses or poisons (such as barbiturates, lithium, salicylate and bromide), this drug can promote the excretion of these substances and prevent nephrotoxicity.

(6) as a washing agent, used in transurethral prostatectomy.

(7) Preoperative intestinal preparation.