The most successful research using adventitious roots for cosmetics ingredients is saikosaponin production by root culture of B. falcatum L. The root of B. falcatum L, known as Bupleuri radix, is a galenical formulated in a variety of TCMs Among the more than 10 different saikosaponins,SSa and SSd are especially known as pharmacologically active components, possessing properties such as antiallergic activity, analgesic action, and antiinflammatory action SSb1 and SSb2, which are produced artificially from SSa and SSd, have been recognized as unique biologically active substances for skin cells, as described in Section
Kusakari et al overcame the defect of slower growth of adventitious roots by regulating lateral root differentiation.
They found that the formation of the lateral roots, which was induced in the presence of auxin (indolebutyric acid), was strongly suppressed as the sugar concentration was increased