Agrimonia eupatoria Linn. |
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Botanical Name |
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Agrimonia eupatoria Linn. |
English
Name |
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Agrimony |
Synonym(s) |
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Agrimonia procera, Agrimonia pilosa Hook. f.(Fl Br Ind), non Ledeb.; Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. var. nepalensis (D. Don) Nakai |
Family |
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Rosaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An erect, hairy, perennial herb. Leaves 10.5-17.5 cm long, pinnate, leaflets 6-21, hairy, elliptic-ovate or obovate; flowers yellow in terminal raceme; achenes enclosed in the hardened bristly calyx. Erect hairy herb with golden-yellow flowers; each flower head contains five petals; the fruit is an achene. |
| Herb Effects |
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Stimulates the secretion of gastric juices, kills bacteria and antiinflammatory.
Astringent, anthelmintic, diuretic and tonic (plant). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Catechin, ellagic, ursolic and chlorogenic acids, quercitrin, rutin, a triterpene, leucoanthocyanins, luteolin-7-glucoside, apigenin-7- glucoside, quercetin-3-rhamnoside and quercetin-3-galactoside, and vitamin K. |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Catechin |
5323-80-8 |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)chroman-3,5,7-tri
ol |
C15H14O6 |
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| Ellagic acid |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C14H6O8 |
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| 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 |
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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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| 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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| Rutin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
[(3,4,5-tr
ihydroxy
-6-methyl-tetrahydro
pyran-2-yl)oxymethyl
]tetrahydropyran-2-y
l]
oxy-chromen-7-on
e trihydrate |
C27H36O19 |
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| Luteolin-7-glucoside |
5373-11-5 |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4-hydroxy-7-[3,4
,5-trihydroxy-6-(hyd
roxymethyl
)oxan-2-
yl]oxy-chromen-5-one |
C21H20O11 |
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| Quercetin-3-rhamnoside |
522-12-3 |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
methyl-tet
rahydrop
yran-2-yl)oxy-chrome
n-7-one |
C21H20O11 |
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| Quercetin-3-galactoside |
482-36-0 |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme
thyl)oxa
n-2-yl]oxy-chromen-7
-one |
C21H20O12 |
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| Vitamin K |
6740-88-1 |
2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2
-methylamino-cyclohe
xan-1-one |
C13H16ClNO |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In skin diseases, gall bladder pains, diabetes, diarrhea and as a mouth antiseptic. |
| Contraindication |
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Should be avoided during pregnancy and lactation. Reportedly
affects the menstrual cycle. |
| Reference |
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 Johnson T. CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference (www.herbweb.com/herbage).
Stary, The Natural Guide to Medicinal Herbs and Plants.
Swanston-Flatt SK. Day C. Bailey CJ. Flatt PR. Traditional plant treatments for diabetes. Studies in normal and streptozotocin. |
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