Product Name: Codonopsis Extract 

Latin Name: Radix Codonopsis 

Part Used:  Root 

Specification:5:1,10:1, 20:1

Appearance: Fine Brown Yellow powder

In many studies, scientists have found that extract of codonopsis root helps mice withstand stress,whether that stress comes from swimming, high temperatures, or oxygen deprivation. Other studies show that codonopsis boosts the immune system. In research done in China in 1997, codonopsis wasshown to protect laboratory animals against gastric ulcers. Other research has shown that codonopsis can increase the number of red blood cells and hemoglobin in animals. It also improves the production of antibodies. Studies are being done to determine if codonopsis would be useful in treating HIV infection; such autoimmune diseases as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or immune systems that have been weakened by chemotherapy.