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Botanical Name |
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Jussiaea repens Linn. |
English
Name |
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Creeping waterprimrose, Phak phaeng phuai |
Synonym(s) |
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Jussiaea adscendens L., Ludwigia adscendens (L.) H. Hara |
Family |
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Onagraceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A succulent, creeping or floating herb, when floating the stems are supported by spongy vesicles (0.5-1.5 in. long) situated below leaf bases. Leaves alternate, obovate or oblanceolate; flowers white, solitary, axillary; capsule woody, linear cylindric (0.5-1.5 in. long); seeds numerous. |
| Herb Effects |
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Depurative, diuretic and febrifuge. |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Ursolic acid |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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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,
13,14b-t
etradecahydro-1H-pic
ene-4a-carboxylic
acid |
C30H48O3 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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As a paste or in poultices for ulcers and skin complaints (plant). |
| Reference |
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 Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
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