Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC |
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Botanical Name |
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Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC |
English
Name |
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Rhynchosia |
Synonym(s) |
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Dolichos minimus L., Glycine rhombea Schum. et Thonn. |
Family |
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Fabaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A twining or wide, trailing annual. Stems very slender having slight pubescence at the beginning; leaflets sub-coriaceous or membranous, 0.75-2.5 cm broad, conspicuously gland-dotted; flowers yellow in short-peduncled racemes; pods 1.25-1.5 cm long, glabrescent, mostly 2-seeded. |
| Herb Effects |
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Abortifacient (leaf) and induces agglutination of certain human red blood cells (seed extract). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Iso-vitexin, schaftaside and vicenin-2 and 3 (leaf); gallic, protocatechuic acid (seed coat); genistein (leaf diffusate) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Vicenin-2 |
23666-13-9 |
5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-6,8-bi
s[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6R)-3
,4,5-trihy
droxy-6-
(hydroxymethyl)oxan-
2-yl]chromen-4-one |
C27H30O15 |
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| Gallic acid |
149-91-7 |
3,4,5-trihydroxybenz
oic acid |
C7H6O5 |
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| Gallic acid |
149-91-7 |
3,4,5-trihydroxybenz
oic acid |
C7H6O5 |
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| Protocatechuic acid |
5417-95-8 |
N,N-diethyl-N'-(2,4,
8,9-tetrazabicyclo[4
.3.0]nona-2,4,7,10-t
etraen-5-y
l)propan
e-1,3-diamine |
C12H20N6 |
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| Genistein |
446-72-0 |
4,5-dihydroxy-3-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-chrome
n-7-one |
C15H10O5 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Abortifacient (leaf); Used as antibiotic in urinary tract infections (plant) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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