What Is Shikimic Acid Used For?

Super antiviral agent---shikimic acid

Star anise extract sthikimic acid is the main ingredient in star anise, which has antifungal and antiviral effects, inhibits the growth of bacteria, and prevents the breeding and infection of bacteria and viruses. Now that the global new coronavirus epidemic is raging, shikimic acid has strong antiviral properties, so its development prospects are huge.

What are the benefits of star anise shikimic acid?

1. Antiviral effects of shikimic acid:

The methyl piperonal of star anise extract has an obvious inhibitory effect on gram-negative bacteria, staphylococcus aureus, diphtheria bacillus, pneumococcus, and penicillin, which can effectively prevent bacterial infection, fight bacterial colds and viral influenza;

2. The estrogenic effects of shikimic acid

Anisole of star anise extract has estrogen-like effects;

3. The leukocyte-raising effect of shikimic acid

Anisole and methyl piperonal can significantly increase the content of leukocytes, can effectively prevent leukopenia caused by cyclophosphamide, reduce cytotoxicity, improve cell survival rate, and promote the recovery and growth of leukocytes in the body;

4. The antitumor effect of shikimic acid:

Anise extract can reduce tumor necrosis factor, induce tumor cell apoptosis, suppress tumor cells from the root, and achieve anti-tumor and anti-cancer effects;

5. Analgesic and soothing effects of shikimic acid:

The shikimic acid supplement has antispasmodic and analgesic effects, can promote gastrointestinal motility, relieve gastrointestinal pain and gastrointestinal diarrhea;

6. Antithrombotic effect of star anise extract:

Shikimic acid can inhibit platelet aggregation, prolong clotting time, avoid blood accumulation and blockage, promote blood circulation and circulation, and achieve anti-thrombotic and myocardial infarction efficacy;

7. The anti-brain death effect of shikimic acid:

Shikimic acid can improve cerebral ischemia, avoid the volume of cerebral infarction caused by cerebral ischemia, reduce the degree of cerebral edema, reduce the degree of red blood cell aggregation after cerebral ischemia, avoid brain death, and maintain the cerebral nervous system.

What are the application areas of shikimic acid?

1. Pure anise extract shikimic acid is used in clinical antiviral drugs, antitumor drugs, and antithrombotic drugs;

2. Shikimic acid is used in health products to promote brain nerves and relieve senile neurodegeneration and aging;

3. Shikimic acid is used in cosmetics to remove skin bacteria and anti-inflammatory, and inhibit acne, pimples, and wrinkles;

4. Star anise extract is used in food additives and traditional food condiments.