Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.
Application
Dioscin has been used to study its anti-inflammatory and protective effects on neuron damage due to ischemia‑reperfusion injury (IRI). It has also been used as a commercial saponin to perform a comparative analysis and study its permeabilization power in respirometry technique.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Dioscin is a potent anti-tumor agent and elicits strong anti-cancer properties against several cancers like breast, renal, lung, and liver cancers, gastric carcinoma, acute myeloid leukemia. It displays hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, and nephroprotective properties. Dioscin also exerts anti-diabetic, antifungal, and antiviral effects.
General description
Dioscin is a highly fat-soluble steroid saponin found in many varieties of Dioscoreaceae plants including Dioscorea nipponica Makino.
Packaging
25 mg in poly bottle
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