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Podophyllum hexandrum Royle
Botanical Name
:
Podophyllum hexandrum Royle
English
Name
:
Indian Podophyllum
Synonym(s)
:
Podophyllum emodi Wall. ex Hook.
Family
:
Berberidaceae
General Info
Description
An erect, glabrous, succulent herb , 35-60 cm high, with creeping, perennial rhizome, bearing numerous roots. Leaves 2 or 3, orbicular-reniform, palmate, peltate, with lobed segments; flowers solitary, white or pink, cup-shaped; fruit an oblong or elliptic berry, 2.5-5.0 cm diam., orange or red, containing many seeds embeded in the pulp.
Herb Effects
Laxative, stimulates the flow of bile, irritant, anticancer and antidiarrheal (root and rhizome).
Chemistry
Active Ingredients
Podophyllin (a resin); podophyllotoxone, demethylpodophyllotoxin, alpha and beta-peltatin (root and rhizome); alpha-peltatin (trichome); astragalin, berberine, kaempferol, podophyllotoxin, quercetin (rhizome)
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients
Name
CAS#
IUPAC Name
Formula
Structure
Podophyllin
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Podophyllotoxin
518-28-5
Not Available
C22 H22 O8
Podophyllotoxone
Not Available
Not Available
C22 H20 O8
alpha-Peltatin
Not Available
Not Available
C21 H20 O8
beta-Peltatin
Not Available
Not Available
C22 H22 O8
Astragalin
480-10-4
4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-h ydroxyphenyl)-3-[3,4 ,5-trihydroxy-6-(hyd roxymethyl
)oxan-2- yl]oxy-chromen-7-one
C21 H20 O11
Berberine
633-65-8
Not Available
C20 H18 NO4 +
Kaempferol
80714-53-0
3-[3-[4,5-dihydroxy- 6-(hydroxymethyl)-3- [3,4,5-trihydroxy-6- (hydroxyme
thyl)oxa n-2-yl]oxy-oxan-2-yl ]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6 -(hydroxymethyl)oxan -2
-yl]oxy-4,5-dihy droxy-2-(4-hydroxyph enyl)-chromen-7-one
C33 H40 O21
Quercetin
Not Available
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy -chromen-7-one
C15 H10 O7
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
Skin diseases, cancers especially in the treatment of ovarian cancer, rheumatism and as a tonic (root and rhizome).
Reference
Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas.
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