Galanthamine HBr Hydrobromide

Desription

Our product is extracted from the tuberous plant Shorttube Lycoris (botanical name as Lycoris radiata (L.Herit.) Herb.). It is manufactured as galantamine ( galanthamine ) hydrobromide.It is used in the manufacturing of the medication Nivalin and Reminyl which was approved by FDA, they are a strong (reversible) cholinesterase inhibitor, increasing the susceptibility of the organism to acetylcholine, and treat for mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer's type in clinic.


The drug galantamine is much inadequate for patient's consumption around the world, because there is a little valuable galantamine in some plants of Amaryllidaceae family. We have extensively planted the herbs and adopted advanced extract technology, for both enhancing the yield and purifying fine products.

Biological effects:

Galanthamine extract is specific, competitive and reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. It is also an allosteric modulator at nicotinic cholinergic receptor sites potentiating cholinergic nicotinic neurotransmission. Both the acetylcholine and nicotine receptors have been suggested as areas related to cognitive impairment. Initially, Galanthamine extract was used in anesthesiology to antagonize the effects of non-depolarizing muscle relaxants, and since then it was rapidly introduced in other areas of medicine, i.e. neurology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, intensive care and resuscitation, cardiology, physiotherapy.


Galanthamine extract is a product with broad therapeutic index, allowing