Ko te waikawa salicylic (mai i te Salix Latin, te rākau rākau) he waikawa lipophilic monohydroxybenzoic, he momo waikawa phenolic, me te waikawa beta hydroxy (BHA). He tohu C7H6O3. Ko tenei waikawa rauropi tioata kore tae e whakamahia whānuitia ana i roto i te whakahiato rauropi me te mahi hei homoni tipu. Ka ahu mai i te metabolism o te salicin. Hei taapiri ki te mahi hei metabolite kaha o te aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), e mahi ana hei waahanga ki te waikawa salicylic, ka tino mohiotia mo tona whakamahinga hei waahanga matua i roto i nga hua anti-acne. Ko nga tote me nga esters o te waikawa salicylic e mohiotia ana ko nga salicylates. Patai: He aha te mahi a te waikawa salicylic?
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