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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Vahl.


Botanical Name	:	Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Vahl.
English Name	:	Brazilian tea, Bastard Vervain
Synonym(s)	:	Stachytarpheta indica C. B. Clarke , Stachytarpheta urticifolia Sims, Verbena cayennensis, Verbena jamaicensis
Family	:	Verbenaceae

General Info

Description

An erect, glabrous, annual or perennial herb, up to 180 cm high. Leaves oblong-elliptic, serrate, acute or obtuse, 2-10 cm x1.25-6.0 cm, glabrous; flowers blue, blue-purple or purple, rarely white, in terminal spikes, 7.5-50.0 cm x 0.4 cm; capsules pear-shaped; seeds black, flattened.

Herb Effects

Antiinflammtory, antihistamine, bronchodilator, antacid, antiparasitic, stimulates the central nervous system, abortifacient and hypothermic (plant).

Links

Tropical Plant Database
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Stigmasterol, friedelin, hispidulin, ursolic acid, choline, scutellarein and phenolic acids (leaf); apigenol-7-glucuronide, alpha-spinasterol, gamma-amino butyric acid, chlorogenic acid, citral, dopamine, friedelin, geraniol, hentriacontane, hispidulin, ipolamiide, luteolol-7-glucuronide, n-dotriacontane, n-nonacosane, n-pentriacontane, n-tetratriancontane, n-triacontane, n-tritriacontane, salicylic-acid, scutellarein, stachytarphine, stigmasterol, tarphetalin, ursolic acid, and verbascoside (plant).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Stigmasterol

4736-55-4

17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10 ,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one

C₂₉H₄₈O

Friedelin

559-74-0

4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,11,
14a-octamethyl-2,4,5
,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12
a,13,14,14 b-tetrad
ecahydro-1H-picen-3-
one

C₃₀H₅₀O

Hispidulin

1447-88-7

4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-6-meth
oxy-chromen-7-one

C₁₆H₁₂O₆

Ursolic acid

77-52-1

10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,

C₃₀H₄₈O₃

Choline

67-48-1

2-hydroxyethyl-trime
thyl-ammonium

C₅H₁₄NO+

Scutellarein

Not Available

5,6,7-trihydroxy-2-(
4-hydroxyphenyl)chro
men-4-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₆

alpha-Spinasterol

481-18-5

17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-hept-3-en-2-yl)-10,
13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,
6,9,11,12, 14,15,16
,17-dodecahydro-1H-c
yclopenta[a]phenanth
ren-3-ol

C₂₉H₄₈O

Chlorogenic acid

327-97-9

3-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyp
henyl)prop-2-enoylox
y]-1,4,5-trihydroxy-
cyclohexan e-1-carb
oxylic acid

C₁₆H₁₈O₉

Citral

96680-15-8

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dienal

C₁₀H₁₆O

Dopamine

62-31-7

4-(2-aminoethyl)benz
ene-1,2-diol

C₈H₁₁NO₂

Geraniol

8007-13-4

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Hentriacontane

630-04-6

Hentriacontane

C₃₁H₆₄

Hispidulin

1447-88-7

4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-6-meth
oxy-chromen-7-one

C₁₆H₁₂O₆

Ipolamiide

Not Available

methyl
(1S,5R,6S,7R)-1,7-di
hydroxy-7-methyl-5-[
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4
,5- trihydroxy-6-(h
ydroxymethyl)oxan-2-
yl]oxy-4-oxabicyclo[
4.3.0]non-2-ene -2-
carboxylate

C₁₇H₂₆O₁₁

n-Dotriacontane

544-85-4

dotriacontane

C₃₂H₆₆

n-Triacontane

638-68-6

triacontane

C₃₀H₆₂

n-Tritriacontane

630-05-7

tritriacontane

C₃₃H₆₈

Salicylic acid

8052-31-1

2-hydroxybenzoic
acid

C₇H₆O₃

Scutellarein

Not Available

5,6,7-trihydroxy-2-(
4-hydroxyphenyl)chro
men-4-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₆

Stigmasterol

4736-55-4

17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10 ,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one

C₂₉H₄₈O

Verbascoside

Not Available

[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-6-
[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphe
nyl)ethoxy]-5-hydrox
y-2-(hydro xymethyl
)-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S
)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6
-methyl-oxan-2-yl]ox
y- oxan-3-yl]
(E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxy
phenyl)prop-2-enoate

C₂₉H₃₆O₁₅

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

As an antiinflammatory and reducing fever, for treating intestinal worms, venereal diseases, erysipelas, dropsy, asthma, bronchitis, rheumatism and stomach ailments (indigestion, acid reflux, ulcers, constipation, dyspepsia, slow digestion) (plant); for cataract and open sores (plant juice); for colds and cough, in cardiac troubles and are also rubbed on sprains and bruises or used as cataplasm for boils (leaves); applied topically to treat dysentery (Paste of stem and root bark)

Contraindication

Avoid use when pregnant, if allergic to aspirin or have a heart condition.

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.

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