Rutin:

1. Sources and Habitation

Rutin also called rutoside, quercetin-3-O rutinoside and sophorin, is the glycoside between the flavonolquercetin and the  disacchariderutinose,  is extracted from the buds of Sophora japonica L.
 

2. Descriptions and Specifications of Product

Specifications: EP/NF11/DAB Version  with EDMF Available

Molecular Formula: C₂₇H₃₀O₁₆

Molecular Mass: 610.52

CAS No.: 153-18-4

3. Indications and Uses

Rutin inhibits platelet aggregation, as well as decreases capillary permeability, making the blood thinner and improving circulation.
 

Rutin shows anti-inflammatory activity in some animal and in vitro models.
 

Rutin inhibits aldose reductase activity. Aldose reductase is an enzyme normally present in the eye and elsewhere in the body.
 

It helps change glucose into the sugar alcohol sorbitol.
 

Rutin could help prevent blood clots, so could be used to treat patients at risk of heart attacks and strokes.
 

Rutin can be used to treat hemorrhoids, varicosis, and microangiopathy.
 

Rutin is also an antioxidant; compared to quercetin, acacetin, morin, hispidulin, hesperidin, and naringin, it was found to be the strongest.
 

4. Safety Concerns

Rutin is LIKELY SAFE when used in food amounts and POSSIBLY SAFE when used appropriately in medicinal amounts for a short period of time.
 

 It can cause some side effects including headache, flushing, rashes, or stomach upset.
 

5. Dosage Information

The recommended daily dose of rutin supplements is two 500-mg capsules/tablets per day.