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Wrightia tinctoria  R.BR.

   

Botanical Name

:

Wrightia tinctoria R.BR.

English Name

:

Pala Indigo Plant and Sweet Indrajao

Synonym(s)

:

Nerium tinctorium Roxb. , Nerium tinctorium Roxb. ex Rottler,

Family

:

Apocynaceae

 

General Info

Description

It is a small tree with yellow or light brown, glabrous or puberulous branchlets. Leaves are elliptic-ovate or lanceolate or ovate-oblong and obtusely acuminate. Flowers are white and fragrant, borne in lax terminal cymes, with slender spreading branches. Corolla-tube is twice of the length of calyx. Corona are of numerous linear scales, varying in length, some inserted with the filaments, others on the corolla lobes. The fruits are of 2 distinct pendulous, slender follicles, cohering at the top only. Seeds are linear and glabrous.

Herb Effects

It has astringent and anti-inflammatory activities, used as an antibacterial in several skin disorders; anticoagulant (fruit juice).

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Beta-sitosterol (stem bark and pod); beta-amyrin (stem bark and leaf); lupeol (stem bark); ursolic and oleanolic acids (pod).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
Product Categories

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
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
beta-Amyrin 559-70-6 4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,1
4b-octamethyl-1,2,3,
4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,1
2a,14,14a- tetradec
ahydropicen-3-ol
C30H50O Click Here To Enlarge
Lupeol Not Available Not Available C30H50O 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
Oleanolic acid 508-02-1 10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12, 13,14b-t
etradecahydropicene-
4a-carboxylic acid
C30H48O3 Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

In hemorrhoids and skin disorders (such as psoriasis) (bark); dysentery (seed); dermatitis. It is effective in psoriasis and nonspecific dermatitis. The leaves are used in various skin disorders including herpes. It has antidandruff activity and is used in the treatment of various scalp and skin disorders.

Reference

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


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