The role of polysaccharides regulates immune function: Many polysaccharides can significantly increase the phagocytic index of macrophages and stimulate the production of antibodies, thus enhancing human immune function.
Inhibitory effect on tumor: Some polysaccharides have strong inhibitory effect on cancer cells and have anti-tumor activity. For example, lentinan has been used in the adjuvant treatment of malignant tumors such as primary liver cancer, such as Flammulina velutipes polysaccharide, Coriolus versicolor polysaccharide, Polyporus umbellatus polysaccharide, Dictyophora indusiata polysaccharide, Poria cocos polysaccharide and so on. It also has different degrees of anti-cancer activity.
Anti-aging: Flammulina velutipes polysaccharide and Tremella polysaccharide can significantly reduce the content of lipofuscin in myocardial tissue and increase the activity of SOD in brain and liver tissue, thus delaying the aging of the body.
Anti-fatigue: Some polysaccharides can reduce the activity of lactate dehydrogenase, significantly increase the content of liver glycogen, improve the body's exercise ability, and make the body quickly return to normal after exercise, thus having anti-fatigue effect.
Hypoglycemic: Some plant active polysaccharides have hypoglycemic activity and hypolipidemic effect.
Introduction of Polysaccharide Polysaccharide is a kind of natural polymer which is composed of aldose or ketose through glycosidic bond. It is an important biomacromolecule in organisms and one of the basic substances to maintain the normal operation of life activities. Plant polysaccharide, also known as plant polysaccharide, is a polysaccharide with polymerization degree exceeding 10 produced by plant cell metabolism.