Perhaps known as Spilanthes or Para Cress, a powerful medicinal herb found in Asia and South America. This member of the Asteraceae has been used for centuries as a topical treatment, as well as an antidote and pain management for wounds and infection. Acmella Oleracea is an upright or prostrate perennial plant. The plant is often cultivated as an annual for its edible leaves in parts of the tropics. It is also grown widely as an ornamental because of the attractive colorful heads. Raw Acmella leaves and flower heads have a pungent taste which causes numbing of the mouth when chewed and induce the production of saliva.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
What the plant does is provide Wrinkle Removal properties just like those medical injections, but without any toxicity. It functions by inhibiting contractions in Subcutaneous muscles, notably those of the face which is considered to be responsible for expression line. This, therefore results to a reduction of wrinkles leading to a significantly smoother skin.<\/p>
So far, there are no known serious side-effects of Acmella Oleracea extract.<\/p>