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Botanical Name |
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Ficus hispida Linn. |
Family |
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Moraceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A moderate-sized tree or shrub with large opposite leaves, 4-12 in. long, and obovoid or turbinate fruits, 1 in. long, borne in pairs or clusters on leafless, often trailing, branchlets. |
| Herb Effects |
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Tonic, lactagogue and emetic (fruits); as purgative and emetic (fruits, seeds and bark). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Bergapten, psoralene, ß-amyrin, ß-sitosterol 2 and oleanolic acid (leaves) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Bergapten |
484-20-8 |
Not Available |
C12H8O4 |
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| Psoralen |
10523-56-5 |
Not Available |
C17H18O6 |
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| beta-Amyrin |
559-70-6 |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,1
4b-octamethyl-1,2,3,
4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,1
2a,14,14a-
tetradec
ahydropicen-3-ol |
C30H50O |
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| Beta-Sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17-dodecahydro
-1H-cyclopenta[a]phe
nanthren-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Oleanolic acid |
508-02-1 |
10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-tetradecahydr
opicene-4a-carboxyli
c acid |
C30H48O3 |
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Pharmacology
| Reference |
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 Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
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