PRODUCT NAME:Rutin
SPECIFICATION:EP/NF11/DAB Version
TEST:HPLC
1. Sources and Habitation
Rutin also called rutoside, quercetin-3-O rutinoside and sophorin, is the glycoside between the flavonol quercetin and the  disaccharide rutinose,  is extracted from the buds of Sophora japonica L.
  
2. Descriptions and Specifications of Product
Specifications: EP/NF11/DAB Version  with EDMF Available 
Molecular Formula: C27H30O16 
Molecular Mass: 610.52 
CAS No.: 153-18-4 
Constitutional Formula:


3. Indications and Uses
Rutin inhibits platelet aggregation, as well as decreases capillary permeability, making the blood thinner and improving circulation.
Rutin shows anti-inflammatory activity in some animal and in vitro models.
Rutin inhibits aldose reductase activity. Aldose reductase is an enzyme normally present in the eye and elsewhere in the body.
It helps change glucose into the sugar alcohol sorbitol.
Rutin could help prevent blood clots, so could be used to treat patients at risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Rutin can be used to treat hemorrhoids, varicosis, and microangiopathy.
Rutin is also an antioxidant; compared to quercetin, acacetin, morin, hispidulin, hesperidin, and naringin, it was found to be the strongest.
4. Safety Concerns 
Rutin is LIKELY SAFE when used in food amounts and POSSIBLY SAFE when used appropriately in medicinal amounts for a short period of time.
 It can cause some side effects including headache, flushing, rashes, or stomach upset.
5. Dosage Information 
The recommended daily dose of rutin supplements is two 500-mg capsules/tablets per day.