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Botanical Name |
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Kaempferia rotunda L. |
Synonym(s) |
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Kaempferia longa |
Family |
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Zingiberaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Leaves oblong and coloured; spikes radicle; flowers fragrant, purplish white; root consisting of several globular rhizomes from which spring numerous fleshy rootlets. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antitumor |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Beta-sitosterol and crotepoxide |
| Chemistry
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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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,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Crotepoxide |
20421-13-0 |
Not Available |
C18H18O8 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Mumps, wounds and swellings. Tubers and whole plant in the form of powder or ointment is applied to wounds and bruises to reduce swellings; used in mumps and cancerous swellings also. It is given internally in cases of pyaemia with the idea of removing blood or pus from the body. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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