Didymocarpus pedicellata R. Br. |
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Botanical Name |
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Didymocarpus pedicellata R. Br. |
English
Name |
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Stone flower |
Family |
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Gesneriaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A small herb with a reduced stem, bearing 2-3 pairs of opposite, roundly ovate, glabrous, gland-punctate leaves, 3-6 inches in diam. |
| Herb Effects |
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Weak antimicrobial (plant oil) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Didymocarpene (essential leaf oil); pedicellin, pedicin, beta-sitosterol and pashanone (root); chalcones and flavonoids (plant). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Pedicellin |
518-58-1 |
1-(2,3,4,5,6-pentame
thoxyphenyl)-3-pheny
l-prop-2-en-1-one |
C20H22O6 |
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| Pedicin |
521-51-7 |
1-(2,5-dihydroxy-3,4
,6-trimethoxy-phenyl
)-3-phenyl-prop-2-en
-1-one |
C18H18O6 |
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| 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,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Pashanone |
42438-78-8 |
1-(2,6-dihydroxy-3,4
-dimethoxy-phenyl)-3
-phenyl-prop-2-en-1-
one |
C17H16O5 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Urinary tract infections (plant) and kidney and bladder stones (leaf) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas.
The Himalaya Drug Company. |
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