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Asarum heterotropoides extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Asarum heterotropoides extract in plain language

What it is

Also known as Asarum heterotropoides · Asarum heterotropoides whole plant · Asarum heterotropoides whole · Asari herba (asarum heterotropoides) · Asari radix (asarum heterotropoides) · Asarum sieboldii var. seoulense whole

Show all 21 names

Bei xi xin · Bei xi xin whole · Chinese wild ginger (asarum heterotropoides) · Herba asari · Manchurian wild ginger (asarum heterotropoides) · Minjogduribul · Thin acrid (asarum heterotropoides) · Xi xin (asarum heterotropoides) · Asarum glabratum whole · Asarum heterotropoides f.schmidt · Asarum mandshuricum whole · Asarum misandrum whole · Asarum patens whole · Asiasarum heterotropoides whole · Asiasarum patens whole

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial, an antioxidant and an anti-seborrheic. Asarum Heterotropoides Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Asarum heterotropoides, Aristolochiaceae.

  • Antimicrobial
  • Antioxidant
  • Anti-seborrheic
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Asarum heterotropoides extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveAsarum Heterotropoides Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Asarum heterotropoides, Aristolochiaceae
    • Asarum Heterotropoides Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Asarum heterotropoides, AristolochiaceaeSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Asarum heterotropoides extract. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Asarum heterotropoides extract yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.