Common name: Kaempferia parviflora Extract
Synonyms: Kaempferia parviflora Extract, black ginger Extract, the Thai black ginger Extract, Thai ginseng Extract, krachai dum Extract, krachaidum Extract, Kaempferia parviflora Wall. Ex Baker Extract, Black galingale Extract
Active ingredients: 5,7-dimethoxyflavone, 5,7,4’-trimethoxyflavone, 5,7,3’4’-tetramethoxyflavone.
The main and key Methoxylated flavones exist in Kaempferia parviflora are 5,7-dimethoxyflavone, 5,7,4’-trimethoxyflavone, 5,7,3’4’-tetramethoxyflavone. Please see below:
5,7-dimethoxyflavone (5,7-DMF)
CAS NO.: 21392-57-4
Molecular Formula: C17H14O4
Molecular Weight: 282.295
Structure:

5,7,4’ –trimethoxyflavone
CAS NO.: 5631-70-9
Molecular Formula: C18H16O5
Molecular Weight: 312.321
Structure:

Main Specifications: 2.5% 5,7-dimethoxyflavone , 5% 5,7-dimethoxyflavone, 10% 5,7-dimethoxyflavone,
20% 5,7-dimethoxyflavone.
Test method: HPLC
Please see the typical HPLC of 5% 5,7-dimethoxyflavone of standardized Kaempferia parviflora Extract as follow:

Resource: Extract from Kaempferia parviflora Wall. Ex Baker
Appearance: dark purple fine powder
Heavy Metals: NMT10ppm
Residue on Ignition: NMT5%
Residual solvent: Conform to USP39, EP8.0
Packing: 25KG/ cardboard drum
Storage: Store in cool and dry place and keep away from strong direct light and heat.
Shelf Life: Two years when properly stored

Applications:

What’s Kaempferia parviflora Extract?

Kaempferia parviflora, the Thai black ginger, Thai ginseng or krachaidum, is an herbaceous plant in the family Zingiberaceae, native to Thailand. Kaempferia parviflora has been the subject of increased scientific interest in recent years.
5,7-Dimethoxyflavone (5,7-DMF), 5,7,4’-trimethoxyflavone, 5,7,3’4’-tetramethoxyflavone, the major components of Kaempferia parviflora, have anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory, and antineoplastic effects.

Health Benefits of Kaempferia parviflora Extract

1. Male Vascular Sexual Support

Also known as Thai Black Ginger, Kaempferia parviflora is native to Southeast Asia. It's been used to promote male sexual health for years, but only now has been studied in the west. And the results are impressive: two clinical studies show promise for male sexual function, response, performance, and satisfaction with results seen after 30 days.
Kaempferia parviflora works by promoting nitric oxide synthesis, which relaxes blood vessels and enables healthy blood flow, the key to healthy male sexual response. It also encourages a healthy brain response to sexual stimuli and helps to inhibit an enzyme that can affect male sexual response. And it does both of these things independently of hormone levels.

2. Clinical Effects of Kaempferia parviflora on Physical or Exercise Performance

To determine the effects of Kaempferia parviflora on physical or exercise performance, many tests were used, including maximum power output, mean power output, time to exhaustion, rating of perceived exertion, percentage fatigue, heart rate, lactate threshold, hand grip strength, 6-minute walk test, and so on. The main findings from 2 studies indicated that Kaempferia parviflora showed no acute improvement in either repeated sprint performance or endurance exercise. However, 2 studies provided data of hand grip strength test, which determined the upper-body muscle strength by using a digital dynamometer. We pooled such data based on this outcome and found that they were combinable without heterogeneity (I 2 ¼ 0%, P > .05). We found that the Kaempferia parviflora group significantly increased hand grip strength of both right-hand (standardized mean difference ¼ 0.44, 95% confidence interval ¼ 0.02-0.86, P ¼ .038) and left-hand sides (standardized mean difference ¼ 0.49, 95% confidence interval ¼ 0.07- 0.91, P ¼ .048) at 2 months compared with the placebo group.

3. Clinical Effects of Kaempferia parviflora on Pain Indicators

Clinical Effects of Kaempferia parviflora on Pain Indicators A study by Chalee compared Kaempferia parviflora cream with analgesic cream on pain reduction indicators. Pain severity, circumference of knee joint, range of motion of knee joint, and modified Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index score were assessed and compared within the group from baseline, or between the groups with analgesic cream. Comparing with baseline, the results in both groups showed significantly reduce pain in all indicators at 4 weeks. On the contrary, comparing with analgesic cream, Kaempferia parviflora cream showed nonsignificant different.

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