Herb polysaccharides, being safe and effective, show great medication potential. However, few polysaccharide-based new medicines have been developed because polysaccharides are hardly absorbed into blood and their bioactivities are widely doubted.

The mission of this Joint laboratory is to explore the potential health benefits of herb polysaccharides and their application in the field of nutrition and Chinese medicine by:

1. Establishing a platform for polysaccharides structure research and quality control to improve the quality of polysaccharide products.
2. Investigating the pulmonary immune enhancing function and mechanism of action of polysaccharides to provide new sources for composite polysaccharide products.
3. Screening herb polysaccharides with potential inhibitory effect on intestinal polyp growth to provide new sources for composite polysaccharide products.
4. Developing composite polysaccharide products as health products to enhance health and nutrition practice and strengthen the collaboration between academia and industry in addressing contemporary health challenges.

The objectives of this Joint laboratory are:

Objective 1: To conduct in-depth research on herb polysaccharides
Objective 2: To enhance long-term collaboration between HKBU and Infinitus for translating research findings into practical applications