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Botanical Name |
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Adonis vernalis L. |
English
Name |
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Yellow Pheasant's Eye. Spring Adonis and Hellebore |
Family |
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Ranunculaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Perennial aesthetic plant grows to 10-40 cm in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves. Their flowers are red, yellow or orange and have 5-30 petals. |
| Herb Effects |
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Sedative, diuretic, poisonous, cardiotonic and vasoconstrictor. |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Berberine, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, choline, citric acid, linoleic acid, quercitrin (plant); cymarin (leaf) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Berberine |
633-65-8 |
Not Available |
C20H18NO4+ |
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| Caffeic acid |
Not Available |
3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)prop-2-enoic acid |
C9H8O4 |
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| 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 |
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| Choline |
67-48-1 |
2-hydroxyethyl-trime
thyl-ammonium |
C5H14NO+ |
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| Citric acid |
Not Available |
2-hydroxypropane-1,2
,3-tricarboxylic
acid |
C6H8O7 |
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| Linoleic acid |
8024-22-4 |
Octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid |
C18H32O2 |
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| Quercitrin |
6151-25-3 |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
methyl-oxa
n-2-yl)o
xy-chromen-7-one |
C21H20O11 |
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| Cymarin |
88195-73-7 |
(3S,5S)-5,14-dihydro
xy-3-[(2S,4S,5R,6R)-
5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-
6-methyl-o
xan-2-yl
]oxy-13-methyl-17-(5
-oxo-2H-furan-3-yl)-
2,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,12,
15
,16,17-dodecahyd
ro-1H-cyclopenta[a]p
henanthrene-10-carba
ldehyde |
C30H44O9 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For "cardiac neurosis", inflammation of the myocardium, as a cardiostimulant (for the old) and in hypotension. |
| Reference |
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 Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.
Johnson T. CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference (www.herbweb.com/herbage).
Budzianowski J. Pakulski G. Robak J. Studies on antioxidative activity of some C-glycosylflavones. Pol J Pharmacol Pharm1991 Sep-Oct;43(5):395-40. |
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