Alysicarpus longifolius Wight & Arn. |
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Botanical Name |
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Alysicarpus longifolius Wight & Arn. |
Synonym(s) |
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Hedysarum longifolium Rottl. ex Spreng |
Family |
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Fabaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An ascending, stout annual or biennial herb (weed), up to 2 m in height. Leaves unifoliolate: leaflets sub-cordate, mucronate, stipules scarious, 1-2 cm long, lanceolate, very acute; flowers yellow or brownish yellow in long spicate racemes; pods shortly stalked, downy, moniliform. |
| Herb Effects |
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Alcoholic (root) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Myricyl alcohol, beta-sitosterol, pinitol, an aliphatic ester, rutin and a flavonoid (leaf). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Myricyl alcohol |
67905-26-4 |
triacontan-1-ol |
C30H62O |
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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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| 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 |
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| Pinitol |
Not Available |
6-methoxycyclohexane
-1,2,3,4,5-pentol |
C7H14O6 |
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Pharmacology
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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