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Botanical Name |
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Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. |
English
Name |
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Sweet Belladona |
Family |
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Phytolaccaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A succulent, robust, perennial herb, up to 1.5 m high. Leaves elliptic-ovate or lanceolate; flowers whitish, greenish or pinkish in opposite or terminal racemes; fruit purple or black, consisting of c. 10 single-seeded, nearly free carpels; seeds kidney shaped, blue-black. |
| Herb Effects |
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Narcotic and lowers blood pressure (plant); antiasthmatic, antibacterial, antidote, antifungal, antitussive, diuretic, expectorant, laxative and vermifuge (root) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Phytolaccanol and phytolaccagenin; spergulagenic, epiacetylaleuritolic and acinosolic acids (fruit). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Phytolaccagenin |
1802-12-6 |
10,11-dihydroxy-9-(h
ydroxymethyl)-2-meth
oxycarbonyl-2,6a,6b,
9,12a-pent
amethyl-
1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,
10,11,12,13,14b-tetr
adecahydropicene-4a-
ca
rboxylic acid |
C31H48O7 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Rheumatism (root oil) and as a narcotic (plant); urinary disorders, nephritis, oedema, abdominal distension, to treat boils, carbuncles and sores (root) |
| Contraindication |
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Phytolacca should be reserved for those with severe excess conditions and should not be used by pregnant women. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas. |
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