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Spermacoce hispida  (L.) SCHUM.

   

Botanical Name

:

Spermacoce hispida (L.) SCHUM.

English Name

:

Shaggy Buttonweed

Synonym(s)

:

Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N. Williams, Spermacoce articularis L. f., Borreria hispida (L.) K. Schum.

Family

:

Rubiaceae

 

General Info

Description

A procumbent herb with a stout taproot; stems quadrangular, hirsute, hispid or sub-glabrous, usually with long internodes. Leaves subsessile, 1.3 to 5 cm long and 0.8 to 2 cm wide, oblong or elliptic, apex acute, scabrid, pubescent or nearly glabrous with scabrid or ciliate margins; stipules membranous. Flowers blue, pale mauve or white, 4 to 6 together in a whorl within a stipular cup; bracts lanceolate-subulate, hyaline. Fruits (capsules) 5 mm long, hard usually hairy, ellipsoid, rounded at both ends; seeds 3 to 4 mm long, oblong or ovoid, ventrally grooved, granulate, brown.

Herb Effects

Stimulates the central nervous system (seed and plant) and diuretic (plant)

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Borreline, ursolic acid, beta-sitosterol and iso-rhamnetin (plant).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
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Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Borreline Not Available (3-ethenyl-3,5-dimet
hyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-p
yrrol-2-yl)-(1H-indo
l-3-yl)met hanone
C17H18N2O Click Here To Enlarge
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, 13,14b-t
etradecahydro-1H-pic
ene-4a-carboxylic
acid
C30H48O3 Click Here To Enlarge
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 Click Here To Enlarge
Isorhamnetin 480-19-3 3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(
4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
phenyl)-chromen-7-on
e
C16H12O7 Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

A decoction of the herb is used to relieve headache and that of the roots is used as a mouthwash to relieve toothache and as an alterative. An extract of the leaves is given as an astringent for haemorrhoids and gallstones. The seeds have demulcent properties and are used to treat diarrhoea and dysentery. They are stimulant and sometimes used as substitute for coffee.

Reference

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

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