Heteropogon contortus (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes |
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Botanical Name |
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Heteropogon contortus (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes |
English
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Speargrass and Twisted Tanglehead |
Synonym(s) |
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Andropogon contortus L. |
Family |
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Poaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A caespitosa perennial, the culms erect to 75 cm, branching above; leaf-sheaths keeled, glabrous. Raceme solitary, 3.5-15 cm long with up to ten pairs of awnless spikelets at the base and an equal number of pairs above; the fertile sessile spikelets having awns 5-10 cm long. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antiasthmatic (distilled oil from the awn). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Galactinol, raffinose and myo-inositol (plant). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Galactinol |
Not Available |
(1S,2R,4S,5S)-6-[(2R
,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-
trihydroxy-6-(hydrox
ymethyl)ox
an-2-yl]
oxycyclohexane-1,2,3
,4,5-pentol |
C12H22O11 |
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| Raffinose |
Not Available |
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[
[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-6-
[(2S,3S,4R,5R)-3,4-d
ihydroxy-2
,5-bis(h
ydroxymethyl)oxolan-
2-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihy
droxy-oxan-2-yl]meth
ox
y]-6-(hydroxymet
hyl)oxane-3,4,5-trio
l |
C18H32O16 |
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| Myo-inositol |
6917-35-7 |
cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,
5,6-hexol |
C6H12O6 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In fever, muscle pain, atrophy and toothache (plant); Asthma (Plant oil) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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