• Name of product: Macleaya Cordata PE
• Latin name: Macleaya cordata (wild)RBr
• Part of used: whole herb
• Active ingredients: sanguinarine, alkaloids and chelerythrine
• CAS number: 2447-54-3 (sanguinarine) and 34316-15-9 (chelerythrine)
• Specifications available: HPLC 10 to 80% (sanguinarine), 10, 20, 50, 60% (alkaloids), 10, 20, 50% (chelerythrine)
• Characteristic:
  • Appearance: yellow-brown fine powder
  • Odor: characteristic
  • Molecular formula: C₂₀H₁₄NO₄+ (Sanguinarine), C₂₁H₁₈ClNO₄+ (Chelerythrine)
  • Molecular weight: 332.33 (Sanguinarine) and 348.37 (Chelerythrine)
• Main functions:
  • Has function of insecticide, to some extent, can effectively inhibit bacteria and fungi
  • Has function of detoxifying and eliminating swelling
  • Has function of anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral
• Applications:
  • Mainly used in pharmaceutical field, treating various inflammatory diseases