Culture of Bupleurum falcatum roots with a simple air lift type (A-1) or a draft type (B-1) tank. The photos at the center show the harvesting of the cultured roots of B. falcatum with the simple air lift type tank (A-2) or the draft one. The righthand side view (C) shows 200 l scale tank with 20 l seed culture tank attached.
Saikosaponin-containing extract was compounded in a new brand of cosmetics called ‘Bioperformance’ by Shiseido Co., Ltd., successfully marketed in Europe. Saikosaponin-containing extract has been used in cosmetics for more than 10 years; this extract was the first repeat product manufactured by biotechnological means.