Product Name:       Usinic acid
        
specification:          98%, 99% Usinic acid
         
Detection method:   HPLC
         
Botanical Name:       Usnea diffracta Vain or Usnea longissima Ach

Molecular formula: C18H16O7

Molecular weight: 344.32           

Formulation: yellow crystalline powder

Description: 

Usnic acid is extracted from Usnea, Usnea, also known as old man’s 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.