Ajuga chamaepitys (L.) Schreb. |
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Botanical Name |
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Ajuga chamaepitys (L.) Schreb. |
English
Name |
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European Ground Pine. |
Synonym(s) |
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Ajuga suffrutescens WIllk., Chamaepitys suffrutescens (L.) DC. |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A labiate plant with an annual, diffused stem, with 3-cleft leaves, and solitary, axillary flowers, shorter than the leaves, having stamens longer than the upper leaf, surmounted by reniform, 1-celled anthers. |
| Herb Effects |
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Stimulant, diuretic and emmenagogue (leaves) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Ajugalactone (shoot); cyasterone (plant) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Ajugalactone |
42975-12-2 |
(2S,3R,5R,9R,10S,13R
,14S,17S)-17-[(1R)-1
-[(2R)-4-ethyl-5-met
hyl-6-oxo-
2,3-dihy
dropyran-2-yl]-1-hyd
roxy-ethyl]-2,3,14-t
rihydroxy-10,13-dime
th
yl-1,2,3,4,5,9,1
1,15,16,17-decahydro
cyclopenta[a]phenant
hrene-6,12-dio
ne |
C29H40O8 |
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| Cyasterone |
Not Available |
(3S,4S,5R)-4-[(2R,3R
)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-[(
2S,3R,5R,9R,10R,13R,
14S,17S)-2
,3,14-tr
ihydroxy-10,13-dimet
hyl-6-oxo-2,3,4,5,9,
11,12,15,16,17-decah
yd
ro-1H-cyclopenta
[a]phenanthren-17-yl
]butyl]-3,5-dimethyl
-oxolan-2-one |
C29H44O8 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For gout and rheumatism and efficient in menstrual derangements, in dropsy, jaundice, strangury, and visceral obstructions |
Dealers
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Health Remedies 
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