Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm. f.) Kuntze |
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Botanical Name |
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Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm. f.) Kuntze |
Synonym(s) |
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Pogostemon intermedius Benth., Pogostemon parviflorus Benth |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Herb with strong, solid, angular stem. Leaves opposite; petiole 2.5 cm long; blade ovate, 13 cm x 6 cm, base cuneate, margin double dentate, apex acuminate. Fruit composed of 4 nutlets; nutlet obovoid, 1.2 mm long, finely punctate. Inflorescence a verticillaster, arranged in a terminal false spike, about 7 cm long, at base branched into more than 2 lateral spikes; calyx inflated, tubular, about 4 mm long, hairy outside, glabrous inside, with 5 ciliate teeth of about 1 mm length; corolla tubular, up to 8.7 mm long, 2-lipped, upper lip 3-lobed; stamens 4, inserted at different heights in the corolla tube, filaments 5-7 mm long. |
| Herb Effects |
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Hypotensive and stimulates the central nervous system (plant); antifungal (essential oil). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Linalool, geraniol, geranyl acetate, camphene, limonene, alpha-pinene and citronellol (essential oil). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Linalool |
78-70-6 |
3,7-dimethylocta-1,6
-dien-3-ol |
C10H18O |
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| Geraniol |
8007-13-4 |
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol |
C10H18O |
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| Geranyl acetate |
8022-83-1 |
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dienyl acetate |
C12H20O2 |
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| Camphene |
5794-04-7 |
2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane |
C10H16 |
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| Limonene |
9003-73-0 |
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| alpha-Pinene |
80-56-8 |
2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene |
C10H16 |
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| Citronellol |
26489-01-0 |
3,7-dimethyloct-6-en
-1-ol |
C10H20O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For sterilizing and healing wounds (leaf); bleeding in the uterus (root); Lowers blood pressure (plant). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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