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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).

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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
Product Categories

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Podophyllin Not Available Not Available Not Available Click Here To Enlarge
Podophyllotoxin 518-28-5 Not Available C22H22O8 Click Here To Enlarge
Podophyllotoxone Not Available Not Available C22H20O8 Click Here To Enlarge
alpha-Peltatin Not Available Not Available C21H20O8 Click Here To Enlarge
beta-Peltatin Not Available Not Available C22H22O8 Click Here To Enlarge
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
C21H20O11 Click Here To Enlarge
Berberine 633-65-8 Not Available C20H18NO4+ Click Here To Enlarge
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
C33H40O21 Click Here To Enlarge
Quercetin Not Available 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one
C15H10O7 Click Here To Enlarge

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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