Shikimic acid

Shikimic acid has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. Shikimic acid can also be used as an intermediate of antiviral and anticancer drugs.

Pharmacological effects of shikimic acid is extracted from traditional Chinese medicine star anise, a monomer compounds have anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, anti-cancer drug intermediates, shikimic acid through effecting the metabolism of arachidonic acid, inhibit platelet aggregation, vein thrombosis and cerebral thrombosis, has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of shikimic acid, shikimic acid also can be used as antiviral and anticancer drug intermediates.