PLANT ORIGINAL: Illicium lanceolatum A.C. Smith
PART USED: Dry Fruit
SPECIFICATION: Shikimic Acid 98% Test By HPLC
CAS No.: 138-59-0
MOLECULAR FORMULA: C₇H₁₀O₅
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 174.16
MELTING POINT: 191°C-192°C
INDICATIONS:
This is Wild evergreen shrubbery or small arbor ,3-10 meters tall,dust –color cortex.the leaves are lanceolate Or oblanceolate , simple leaf alternates or few leaves is fasciate on the nodes,6-15cm long,2-4.5cm wide,the end of the leaf is acuminate or caudate .the flowers produced singly or 2-3 flowers fasciately on axillae.10-15 perianth pieces ,10-13 carpels.
Shikimic acid have the function of anti-inflammation,antalgic ,it is a media of antivirus and anticancer. It can inhibit blood platelet assembling and Thrombosis by affecting the metabolism of Arachidonic acid.