- The global Gastrodin market is expected to rise significantly over the next five years
Lexington, Mass., Nov 28, 2022 – DoubleRainbow Biosciences (“Double Rainbow”), a sustainable biotech company harnessing bioengineering to improve the quality of human health, today announced the world’s first commercial-scale biosynthetic production of Gastrodin, a natural analgesic with a wide range of applications across pharmaceutical and consumer health industries.
Gastrodin is the principal bioactive compound of Gastrodia elata, a medicinal plant used for over 2000 years in Asia to treat convulsions, tetanus, headaches, epilepsy, dizziness, numbness, rheumatism, and paralysis. In 1984, the Chinese regulatory authority approved Gastrodin for pharmaceutical use as a non-addictive sedative and analgesic. Today, tubers of the Gastrodia elata plant, either farmed or collected from the wild, are harvested for use across the conventional herbal medicine and supplement industries.