Illicium verum Hook.f.P.E shikimic acid

   Illicium verum Hook.f.P.E Shikimic Acid

Specification:

Shikimic acid is a white crystal compound of nonnitrogenous acid found in various plants naturally.Shikimic acid has two kind functional groups in the same molecule, three hydroxyl groups and a carboxylic acid group, which are optically active. They can yield various kinds of esters and salts.

The most important feature of cyclitol is that there are chiral isomers, key intermediates in the biosynthesis of aromatic compounds in living metabolism. Shikimic acid is a key intermediate in the biochemical pathway from phosphoenolpyruvic acid to tyrosine.

Shikimic acid is a precursor of many alkaloids, aromatic amino acids, and indole derivatives. Shikimic acid is widely used as a chiral building block for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.

Function

1.Sarsaparilla is also used to treat venereal diseases, herpes, arthritis, gout, epilepsy, insanity, chronic nervous diseases, abdominal distention, intestinal gas, debility, impotence and turbid urine.

2.Its root has been used by the indigenous populations of Central and South America since centuries, for conditions such as sexual impotence, rheumatism, skin ailments, and as a general tonic for physical weakness.

3.Many traditional medicine practitioners use the plant root, both internally and externally, for treating leprosy and skin problems such as psoriasis and dermatitis.

4.Sarsaparilla has been used worldwide for treating gout, syphilis, gonorrhea, wounds, fever, cough, scrofula, hypertension, digestive disorders, and cancer.

5.Today, the herb is available extensively in the form of tablets, capsules and tincture products. Most of the plant root being used to produce herbal medicines comes from cultivation projects in Mexico and Latin America as well as China.

6.It is combined with other herbs in the naturopathic and herbal medicine practices, for its tonic, detoxifying, blood-purifying and lymph-cleansing properties.

7.The plant root is one of the ingredients in a range of herbal remedies prepared for skin disorders, libido enhancement, hormone balancing, and sports nutrition formulas.

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