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Active ingredients

Spikenard mainly contains volatile oil with complex components, mainly including aristolochenone, mandarinone, aristolochia ketone, isoglycanone, mandarin alcohol, irisinol, and so on.

Non-volatile triterpenoids are beta-sitosterol and oleanolic acid.

Extraction processing method

Spikenard can extract volatile oil by steam distillation, and the yield is about 2.5%. The extract can be prepared with water, alcohol, etc. as a solvent.

Pharmacology

Spikenard volatile oil has antibacterial properties and has strong antibacterial and bactericidal effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Proteus, and Beta Streptococcus. The minimum bactericidal concentrations are 3.9 μL/mL and 3.9 μL/mL, respectively μL/mL, 62.5 μL/mL, 62.5 μL/mL and 15.6 μL/mL.

Rats were used as test animals, and 5% of Spikenard and 50% alcohol extract were applied to their backs, and the hair growth was measured after two weeks. Compared with the blank test, the hair growth rate of the Spikenard extract was improved. sub 9.5%.

Application in cosmetics&skin care products

Spikenard volatile oil has a strong smell and can be used for the preparation of edible flavors and essences; Spikenard volatile oil has broad-spectrum antibacterial properties and can be used in related products, such as nail polish, which can inhibit ringworm, etc.;

Spikenard extract has the effect of stimulating hair growth, combined with its antibacterial properties, while promoting hair growth, it also has an inhibitory effect on the production of dandruff.