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Botanical Name |
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Betula utilis DON. |
English
Name |
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Himalayan Silver Birch, Indian Paper Birch |
Synonym(s) |
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Betula bhojpattra (Wall.) |
Family |
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Betulaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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It is a moderate-sized tree that grows up to 20m in height. The bark is smooth, shining, reddish white or white, with white horizontal lenticels. The outer bark consists of numerous thin papery layers, exfoliating in broad horizontal rolls. The inner cortex is red and moist. The leaves are ovate-acuminate, elliptic, and irregularly serrate. The flowers bloom in May-June, in pendulous spikes. Seeds are thin and winged. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antiseptic, aromatic, carminative, contraceptive (according to the Himalaya Drug Co.. see Miscellaneous field below). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Betulin, lupeol, oleanolic, betulitic and acetyloheanolic acids, sitosterol, lupenone, methyl betulonate, methyl betulate and karachic acid. |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Betulin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O2 |
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| Lupeol |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O |
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| Oleanolic acid |
508-02-1 |
10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-t
etradecahydropicene-
4a-carboxylic acid |
C30H48O3 |
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| Sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Lupenone |
1617-70-5 |
Not Available |
C30H48O |
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| Methyl betulate |
2259-06-5 |
Not Available |
C31H50O3 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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As a carminative (infusion), antiseptic and in maladies involving convulsions, such as epilepsy (decoction). |
| Reference |
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 The Himalaya Drug Company.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas. |
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