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Cressa cretica  L.

   

Botanical Name

:

Cressa cretica L.

Family

:

Convolvulaceae

 

General Info

Description

Perennial to 20 cm high with erect and diffuse branches bearing grey appressed hairs. Leaves ovate or lanceolate to elliptic, 2--8 mm long, 1--3 mm wide, apex acute, sessile to shortly petiolate. Inflorescence terminal, flowers solitary in axils of leaves, + sessile, forming short spikes or heads. Sepals obovate, 3.5--5 mm long. Corolla campanulate, c. 4--6 mm long, white; lobes ovate to oblong-ovate, shorter or as long as the tube.

Herb Effects

Antiinflammatory (plant); expectorant and aphrodisiac (plant decoction).

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Beta-sitosterol, n-octacosanol, n-octacosanoic acid and other fatty acids with straight chains (plant).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
Product Categories

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Beta-sitosterol 5779-62-4 17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
C29H50O Click Here To Enlarge
n-Octacosanol 557-61-9 octacosan-1-ol C28H58O Click Here To Enlarge
n-Octacosanoic acid 506-48-9 octacosanoic acid C28H56O2 Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

As a tonic, aphrodisiac and expectorant (plant decoction); used for the treatment of leprosy, asthma, biliousness, urinary discharges, external inflammation and pains.

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.

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