Description

Basic Information:

Product Name: Usnic acid
Latin Name: Usnea diffracta Vain/Usnea longissina Ach
Specification: 5:1,*0:1, *0:1; *8% Usnic Acid 
Part Used: Thallus
Appearance: Brown fine powder
Active Ingredent: Piperazine (as *-Mythylpiperazine)
CAS NO: *******3
Molecular Formula: C5H*2N2
Molecular Weight: **0.1

Function :

Usinic acid is extracted from Usnea, Usnea, also known as old mans beard, is not a plant but a lichen—a symbiotic relationship between an algae and a fungus. The entire lichen is used medicinally. Usnea looks like long, fuzzy strings hanging from trees in the forests In natural remedies, especially in the veterinary medicine, Usnic Acid is used in powders and ointments for the treatment of infections of the skin. Usnic acid as a pure substance has been formulated in creams, toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorants and sunscreen products, in some cases as an active principle, in others as a preservative. 

Application :

Usnic acid powder is extracted from Usnea. Usnea looks like long, fuzzy strings hanging from trees in forests. In natural remedies, especially in the veterinary medicine, usnic acid powder is used in powders and ointments for the treatment of infections of the skin. As a pure substance,it  has been formulated in creams, toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorants and sunscreen products, in some cases as an active principle, in others as a preservative.
Usnic acid powder is extracted from Usnea. It is used as an antibacteria agnet in cosmetics and ointments to prevent skin infection. It is also used in formulating deodorant, mouth-care products.