Latin Name: Glycine max (L.)Mrrr

Active Ingredient: Isoflavones

CAS NO:522-66-9

Molar mass:  416.38

Molecular formula:  C₂₁H₂₀O₉  

Structure : 

Appearance :  yellow or white powder

Soy bean is a leguminous plants like peas or green beans. Soybeans can bind nitrogen from the air in the soil. Soy can be grown on a variety of soils and a wide range of climates, ranging form tropical Brazil to the snowy island Hokkaido in Japan. The soy bean plant is an erect hairy plant of about 0.7 to 1.4 m with large trifoliate leaves, white or flowers and pods with only one to four seeds. The soy beans are almost spherical in shape and are light yellow coloured, although some varieties are green, brown or black.

Soy isoflavones are naturaly present in the soy bean. The soy bean (Glycine max) has been known to man kind in its original area, Asia for 5000 years. Soy was considered as one of the 5 holy crops, besides rice, wheat, barley and millet.Soy has been used in the Western world only since the 20th century.

Actions and pharmacology:

Soy, a staple food in many Asian countries, contains valuable constituents, including protein, isoflavones, saponins, and phytosterols. Soy protein provides essential amino acids and can be used as effectively as animal protein by adults. It is also low in fat and cholesterol-free. The isoflavones in soy,primarily genistein and daidzein, have been well researched by scientists for their antioxidant and phytoestrogenic properties. Saponins enhance immune function and bind to cholesterol to limit its absorption in the intestine. Phytosterols and other components of soy have been reported to lower cholesterol levels.  

Disease Prevention

Cardiovascular Disease

Serum Cholesterol

Effects on Arterial Function

Hormone-associated Cancers

Breast Cancer

Endometrial Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Osteoporosis

The main application:

1.  Applied in food field , it is added into kinds of beverage

liquor and foods as functional food  additive

2.  applied in health product field , it is widely added into various kinds of health products

to prevent chronic diseases or relief symptom of climacteric syndrome.

3.  applied in cosmetics field, it is widely added into the cosmetics with the function of 

delaying aging and compacting skin, thus make skin much smooth and delicate 

4.  owning estrogenic effect and reliefing symptom of climacteric syndrome.

The main function:

1. to protect from osteoporosis

2. to enhance immune function

3. to lower cholesterol levels

4. to reduce the risk of hormone-dependent cancers, such as breast and prostate cancer ,as well as other cancers

5. owning estrogenic effect and reliefing symptom of climacteric syndrome.