Polycarpaea corymbosa Lam. |
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Botanical Name |
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Polycarpaea corymbosa Lam. |
Family |
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Caryophyllaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An erect, much-branched annual or perennial herb, 15-45 cm high. Leaves long, narrow-linear, mucronate; flowers small, in dense, terminal corymbs; capsules very small, shining, brown. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antipyretic, spermicidal, antivenin (plant); antiinflammatory (leaf); demulcent and astringent (stem and leaf) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Camelliagenins A, Barrigenol and stigmasterol (plant). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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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
,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one |
C29H48O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Reducing fever (plant); antiinflammatory and as a poultice (for boils and other swellings) (leaf); snakebite antidote (plant) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas. |
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