Acmella

Acmella has been used commonly as a folk remedy, e.g. for toothache, rheumatic and fever, as fresh vegetable as well as spice for Japanese appetizer. It is very fascinating that acmella, starting from the simple antitoothache plant to highly valuable annual herb, possesses multifunctional roles as indigenous medicine for therapeutics in health care, beauty care and cosmetics as well as health food or supplements enriched with numerous antioxidants. Derived from a plant commonly found in South America, Acmella Oleracea is the perfect ingredient for facial skin care products, especially for smoothing crow´s feet and wrinkles on the forehead or around the mouth.