Psoralen（66-97-7）

Overview Psoralea corylifolia, also known as black foxtail, broken paper, Hu foxtail, etc., is the dried and mature fruit of the leguminous plant Psoralea corylifolia L., which is mainly produced in Sichuan, Henan, Shaanxi, Anhui and other places. The main chemical components of Psoralea corylifolia are prickly ash toxin, volatile oil, fatty oil, resin and psoralen, isopsoralen, psoralen, isopsoralen, isopsoralen, dihydroxyisopsoralen Flavonoids (Psoralen A, Psoralen B, Psoralen chromone, Psoralen chalcone), monoterpene phenols (Psoralen Chemicalbook phenols, etc.), coumarins. Psoralea corylifolia has the functions of warming the kidney and supporting yang, absorbing qi, and stopping diarrhea. Traditional Chinese medicine is used to treat impotence and enuresis, enuresis, frequent urination, cold pain in the waist and knees, kidney deficiency and asthma, and diarrhea at the fifth shift. Modern pharmacological studies have found that Psoralea has multiple pharmacological activities, such as anti-tumor, osteoporosis treatment, estrogen-like effect, antibacterial and vitiligo treatment. Psoralen, also known as psoralen lactone and plaque preparation, is an effective component extracted from plant Psoralen, belonging to the furan-coumarin class. It can promote the increase of skin melanin, and is used to treat vitiligo, alopecia areata and psoriasis.