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Ptychopetalum olacoides extract, the bark and root extract of Ptychopetalum olacoides the Muira-puama wood, a plant of the Olaceae family. Ptychopetalum olacoides extract is used in cosmetic formulations. It acts as an emollient (makes the skin smooth and supple).
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0.5% esters of lupeol, sisterol, behenic acid, resin, tannins and bitter substances.
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Ptychopetalum olacoides is the parent plant of Muira puama lignum, which is commonly used for the treatment of sexual dysfunction and as an anti-rheumatic (negative monogrphy of Commission D).
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer