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Corchorus capsularis Linn.


Botanical Name	:	Corchorus capsularis Linn.
English Name	:	Jute
Family	:	Tiliaceae

General Info

Description

Erect herb with a smooth exterior standing 60 cm to 1 m high and pinkish-red flowers. The seeds are copper coloured. The leaves contain a glycoside and taste bitter.

Herb Effects

Laxative and cardiotonic (seed); carminative (leaf infusion); appetizer, carminative, demulcent, laxative, stimulant and stomachic (leaf)

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Corchoroside A, helveticoside, erysimoside and olitoriside (seed); beta-sitosterol glucoside (leaf).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Corchoroside A

508-76-9

3-(4,5-dihydroxy-6-m
ethyl-oxan-2-yl)oxy-
5,14-dihydroxy-13-me
thyl-17-(5 -oxo-2H-
furan-3-yl)-2,3,4,6,
7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
op enta[a]phenanthr
ene-10-carbaldehyde

C₂₉H₄₂O₉

Helveticoside

630-64-8

3-(4,5-dihydroxy-6-m
ethyl-oxan-2-yl)oxy-
5,14-dihydroxy-13-me
thyl-17-(5 -oxo-2H-
furan-3-yl)-2,3,4,6,
7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
op enta[a]phenanthr
ene-10-carbaldehyde

C₂₉H₄₂O₉

Erysimoside

Not Available

3-[5-[[3,4-dihydroxy
-6-(hydroxymethyl)te
trahydropyran-2-yl]m
ethoxymeth yl]-4-hy
droxy-6-methyl-tetra
hydropyran-2-yl]oxy-
5,14-dihydroxy-13-me
th yl-17-(5-oxo-2H-
furan-3-yl)-2,3,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,
14,15,16,17-he xade
cahydro-1H-cyclopent
a[a]phenanthrene-10-
carbaldehyde

C₃₇H₅₆O₁₃

Olitoriside

13289-20-8

5,14-dihydroxy-3-[4-
hydroxy-6-methyl-5-[
3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(
hydroxymet hyl)oxan
-2-yl]oxy-oxan-2-yl]
oxy-13-methyl-17-(5-
oxo-2H-furan-3-yl)-2
,3 ,4,6,7,8,9,11,12
,15,16,17-dodecahydr
o-1H-cyclopenta[a]ph
enanthrene-10- carb
aldehyde

C₃₅H₅₂O₁₄

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

For dysentery and increasing the secretion of gastric juices (leaf); as a demulcent and carminative (leaf infusion); as a medical "charcoal" (plant).

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.

Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas.

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