Rutin can be used in drug for the treatment of cerebral hemorrhage and hypertension.
Properties
Summary
Rutin, a rutin glycoside of quercetin, is a kind of flavonoids extracted from plants. It exists in rutin, tartary buckwheat, Sophora bud, Catalpa bungei leaves, tomato stems, leaves and seed shells. The main uses of rutin are as follows: 1. Food additive: it can be used as food pigment (like lemon yellow), antioxidant and nutritional supplement, mainly used in cold drinks, beverages, pastries, meat products, aquatic products, etc. 2. Vitamins: it can reduce the permeability and fragility of capillaries, maintain and restore the normal elasticity of capillaries. It is used for prevention and treatment of hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage, diabetic retinal hemorrhage and hemorrhagic purpura. 3. It has anti-inflammatory effect; Vitamin P has the effect of maintaining vascular resistance, reducing permeability and brittleness. It has the effect of removing fat in fatty liver, especially in combination with glutathione; Antiviral effect and inhibition of aldose reductase.