Osthole - also spelled osthol - is a type of coumarin. Osthole is found in cnidium monnieri and several other plants. Osthol could increase androgen, gonadotropin and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity.
Molecular Weight
224.28
Molecular formula
C15H16O3
CAS
484-12-8
Formulation
White to yellow powder
Purity
99%
packing
In 10 kg or 20 kg drum with alumimum foil bags
storage
In a cool place, to avoid light and protect from oxygen.
function
Osthole is a libido stimulator: researchers investigate the cavernosal relaxant effect of osthole,
has been long used in China as a herbal medicine to improve male sexual dysfunction.
The data suggested that osthole posseses a relaxant effect on rabbit corpus cavernosal tissues w
hich is attributable to the release of NO from sinusoidal endothelium and to the potentiation of the
cGMP and/or cAMP signal mediating relaxation of cavernosal smooth muscle by inhibiting
phosphodiesterase". (Corpus cavernosum = one of the columns of erectile tissue forming the dorsum of the penis (one of the two columns of erectile tissue forming the clitoris.
Cnidium Monnier-increases nitric oxide release and inhibits PDE-5, allowing erections to be sustained for longer periods of time.