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Agathosma betulina (P. J. Bergius) Pillans


Botanical Name	:	Agathosma betulina (P. J. Bergius) Pillans
English Name	:	Bachu
Synonym(s)	:	Barosma betulina Bartl. and Wendl. f., Hartogia betulina Berg.
Family	:	Rutaceae

General Info

Description

Evergreen, multi-stemmed, perennial resprouting woody shrub to 1m in height, with glabrous yellow to red-brown stems; leaves alternate to opposite, 14-25 × 6-14mm, broadly elliptic to nearly round, with rounded and recurved apex; glabrous with prominent main and subsidiary veins on abaxial surface; gland dotted on underside; margin serrate with an oil gland at the base of each serration; flowers axillary, usually solitary, up to 20mm in diameter, white to pale purple-pink, borne on slender stalks ±7mm long.

Herb Effects

Antiseptic, aromatic, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive tonic, diuretic, kidney tonic, stimulant, tonic, urinary antiseptic, uterine stimulant.

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Herb Information

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

(+)-pulegone, 4-terpineol, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpinene, ascorbic acid, camphene, diosmin, diosphenol, gamma-terpinene, hesperidin, isopulegone, myrcene, niacin, pulegone, riboflavin, thiamin (leaf); dipentene, rutin (essential oil); quercetin (plant)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

(+)-Pulegone

90449-51-7

5-methyl-2-propan-2-
ylidene-cyclohexan-1
-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

4-Terpineol

562-74-3

4-methyl-1-propan-2-
yl-cyclohex-3-en-1-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

alpha-Pinene

80-56-8

2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Terpinene

99-86-5

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,3-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

Ascorbic acid

Not Available

2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one

C₆H₈O₆

Camphene

5794-04-7

2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane

C₁₀H₁₆

Diosmin

Not Available

5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydro
xy-4-methoxy-phenyl)
-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)
-3,4,5-tri hydroxy-
6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6S)
-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
methyl-oxan-2-yl]oxy
me thyl]oxan-2-yl]o
xy-chromen-4-one

C₂₈H₃₂O₁₅

Diosphenol

Not Available

2-hydroxy-3-methyl-6
-propan-2-yl-cyclohe
x-2-en-1-one

C₁₀H₁₆O₂

gamma-Terpinene

99-85-4

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,4-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

Hesperidin

520-26-3

5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydro
xy-4-methoxy-phenyl)
-7-[3,4,5-trihydroxy
-6-[(3,4,5 -trihydr
oxy-6-methyl-oxan-2-
yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-
yl]oxy-chroman-4-one

C₂₈H₃₄O₁₅

Isopulegone

29606-79-9

5-methyl-2-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexan-1-o
ne

C₁₀H₁₆O

Myrcene

2153-31-3

7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene

C₁₀H₁₆

Niacin

99148-57-9

pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid

C₆H₅NO₂

Pulegone

3285-04-9

5-methyl-2-propan-2-
ylidene-cyclohexan-1
-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

Riboflavin

Not Available

C₁₇H₂₁N₄O₉P

Thiamin

59-43-8

2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol

C₁₂H₁₇N₄OS+

Dipentene

8050-32-6

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

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

Quercetin

Not Available

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₇

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

For kidney and urinary tract infections, colds, stomach ailments, rheumatism, gout and fever, as an antiseptic wash to infected wounds and as a compress to relieve swelling, bruising and sprains

Contraindication

Usage of this plants preparations during pregnancy and lactation is contraindicated.

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