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Botanical Name |
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Annona glabra L. |
English
Name |
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Pond apple, Alligator apple, Monkey apple |
Synonym(s) |
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Annona palustris L. |
Family |
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Annonaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A tree that reaches up to 13 m in height. Bark is gray brown, developing shallow fissures with scaly tops. Leaves are simple and alternate. Flowers are beige or yellow, with red interiors. Fruits are ovoid pseudocarps, up to 12.5 cm x 8 cm, yellow to orange, faintly reticulated. |
| Herb Effects |
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As vermifuge |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Anonaine, isoboldine, liriodenine, nornuciferine, reticuline (plant); ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin (fruit) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Anonaine |
1862-41-5 |
Not Available |
C17H15NO2 |
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| Isoboldine |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C19H21NO4 |
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| Liriodenine |
475-75-2 |
Not Available |
C17H9NO3 |
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| Nornuciferine |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C18H19NO3 |
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| Reticuline |
Not Available |
(1S)-1-[(3-hydroxy-4
-methoxy-phenyl)meth
yl]-6-methoxy-2-meth
yl-3,4-dih
ydro-1H-
isoquinolin-7-ol |
C19H23NO4 |
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| Ascorbic Acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| Beta Carotene |
7235-40-7 |
3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec
a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene |
C40H56 |
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| Niacin |
99148-57-9 |
Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid |
C6H5NO2 |
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| Riboflavin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C17H21N4O9P |
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| 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+ |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Used in treating infantile diarrhea, abdominal illnesses, pulmonary, burn baths, jaundice, coughing associated with TB, and rheumatism. |
Dealers
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