Abrus fruticulosus Wall. ex Wight & Arn. |
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Botanical Name |
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Abrus fruticulosus Wall. ex Wight & Arn. |
Synonym(s) |
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Abrus melanospermus Hassk., Abrus pulchellus Wallich ex Thwaites |
Family |
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Fabaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An woody climber that grows up to 6m long. Leaves with (10-)12-34 oblong, obovate-oblong or ovate leaflets, truncate to broadly rounded and mucronulate at apex. Inflorescence comparatively slender, usually straight, and flowers occur in clusters on cushion-like reduced branchlets. Fruits are oblong to linear-oblong, compressed, 4-12-seeded. Seeds are usually strongly compressed, greyish-brown to reddish-brown, sometimes speckled. |
| Herb Effects |
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Stomachic (root) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Choline, L-abrine, sterol, flavonoid (plant) |
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of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Choline |
67-48-1 |
2-hydroxyethyl-trime
thyl-ammonium |
C5H14NO+ |
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| L-abrine |
526-31-8 |
(2S)-3-(1H-indol-3-y
l)-2-methylamino-pro
panoic acid |
C12H14N2O2 |
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| Sterol |
83-48-7 |
(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14
S,17R)-17-[(E,2S,5S)
-5-ethyl-6-methyl-he
pt-3-en-2-
yl]-10,1
3-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8
,9,11,12,14,15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
op
enta[a]phenanthr
en-3-ol |
C29H48O |
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| Flavonoid |
480-19-3 |
3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(
4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
phenyl)chromen-4-one |
C16H12O7 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Used to treat digestive disorders (roots); for acute viral hepatitis, stomach pain, breast cancer, tuberculosis of lymph glands, milk carbuncle, bruises and pain from injuries (whole herb). |
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