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Rhinacanthus nasuta (L.) KURZ.


Botanical Name	:	Rhinacanthus nasuta (L.) KURZ.
English Name	:	Snake Jasmine
Family	:	Acanthaceae

General Info

Description

A diffuse subshrub; branchlets hirsute. Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, base acute, apex acute; petiole 2 cm. Panicles terminal or in upper axils, divaricate, ending in cymes, peduncle 15 cm; bracts and bracteoles lanceolate. Calyx lobes 5, linear-lanceolate, basally connate. Corolla white, upper lip linear and lower one broader. Stamens 2. Ovary pubescent. Fruit capsule, ellipsoid, with a basal beak. Seeds 4, orbicular, rugose.

Herb Effects

Revulsive, depurative, anthelmintic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, antiparasitic, and anticancerous (plant); antiseptic (root and leaf) and antiparasitic (root).

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Rhinacanthin (root) and rutin (flower)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Rutin

Not Available

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
[(3,4,5-tr ihydroxy
-6-methyl-tetrahydro
pyran-2-yl)oxymethyl
]tetrahydropyran-2-y
l] oxy-chromen-7-on
e trihydrate

C₂₇H₃₆O₁₉

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

For skin diseases and as an antiseptic (root and leaf). Used to treat obesity, helminthiasis, septic ulcers, leprosy, eczema, ringworm, prickly heat, herpes, scurvy, inflammation and cancer, goitre.

Reference

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

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