Aerva pseudotomentosa Blatt. & Hall |
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Botanical Name |
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Aerva pseudotomentosa Blatt. & Hall |
English
Name |
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Indian horse-chestnut. |
Family |
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Amaranthaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Spikes more slender, often interrupted with oblong or globose lateral clusters, all spikes except the terminal frequently shortly cylindrical or oblong. Leaves linear to narrowly linear-oblong, or narrowly oblong-obovate, up to 6 mm wide, margins plane or involute. |
| Herb Effects |
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Diuretic and antihelmintic (plant); anticancer (50% EtOH extract from plant). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Palmitic acid, beta-sitosterol and alpha-amyrin (plant). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Palmitic acid |
66321-94-6 |
Hexadecanoic acid |
C16H32O2 |
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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, |
C29H50O |
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| alpha-Amyrin |
638-95-9 |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,1
4b-octamethyl-2,3,4a
,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,
12a,14,14a
-tetrade
cahydro-1H-picen-3-o
l |
C30H50O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Used in gastric complaints and rheumatism ; as antihelmintic |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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