SOST Herbal Medicine Raw Material Marigold Flower Extract Lutein

^{Lutein from marigold Asteraceae Tagetes plants raised in a pigment widely used in food additives, also used as a medicinal pigment. Lutein is a widely found in vegetables, flowers, fruits and other plants in the natural material, living in "Class carrot category of" family matter, now known to exist} 

^{in nature, more than 600 types of carotenoids, only about 20 species exist in the person's blood} 

^{and tissues.}

1. Lutein can lower the risk of age related vision loss, which causes gradual loss of central vision. Age related vision loss or age related macular degeneration (AMD) is caused by steady damage of the retina.

2. Lutein probably acts by preventing oxidative damage of the retina cells.

3. Lutein is concentrated in the central part of the retina, called the macula. In the macula are yellow pigments (macular pigments composed of zeaxanthin and lutein) which protect the retina from damage of the photo-oxidative affect of blue light.

4. Lutein can also reduce the risk for artery diseases.

5. Lutein also reduces the oxidation of LDL cholesterol thereby reducing the risk of artery clogging.

6. Lutein can also reduce the risk of skin cancer and sunburn. Under influence of sunlight, free radicals are formed inside the skin.

1. Applied in food field, it is used as a kind of natural colorant, which can add color for goods;

2. Applied in health product field, lutein can replenish nourients for eyes, protect the retina;

3. Applied in cosmetics field, it is always used to reduce age pigment of people.