Blumea mollis (D.Don) Merr. |
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Botanical Name |
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Blumea mollis (D.Don) Merr. |
Family |
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Asteraceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Annual herb, 0.3-1 m high, strongly aromatic and somewhat viscid; stems erect, simple or branched from the base, glandular-hairy. Leaves ovate-oblong, 1-9.5 cm long, 0.6-5 cm wide, sharply toothed, densely silky hairy on both surfaces, upper leaves smaller, acute to apiculate, base acute, sessile, lower leaves rounded or obtuse, base tapering, petiolate. Panicles dense, spike-like; heads hemispherical to campanulate, 3-4 mm diam.; peduncles silky; involucral bracts 2-3-seriate, linear, acute to acuminate, purplish tinged, densely hairy, the outer shorter. Florets purple to lilac. Achenes oblong, 0.5 mm long, sparsely to densely hairy; pappus white, 2-4 mm long. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antifungal, antibacterial and stimulates the central nervous system. |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Stigmasterol (plant); caryophyllene, a-cadinene and caryophyllene oxide (essential plant oil). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Stigmasterol |
4736-55-4 |
17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10
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3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one |
C29H48O |
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| Caryophyllene |
87-44-5 |
4,11,11-trimethyl-8-
methylidene-bicyclo[
7.2.0]undec-4-ene |
C15H24 |
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| Caryophyllene oxide |
32095-03-7 |
Not Available |
C15H24O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In diarrhea (boiled plant) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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