Sambucus wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn |
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Botanical Name |
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Sambucus wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn |
English
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Black Elder |
Synonym(s) |
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Sambucus ebulus (Fl. Br. Ind.) non Linn., Sambucus gautschii Wettst. |
Family |
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Caprifoliaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A gregarious herbaceous plant, up to 1.80 m high, with a perennial rootstock. Leaves unequally pinnate; flowers white, or yellowish white, in terminal 5- or more rayed corymbs; drupe globose, 4 mm diam., yellow or red, turning black when ripe. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antiinflammatory (especially of the bronchial tubes), expectorant, diuretic, diaphoretic and purgative (leaf); diuretic and hypotensive (leaf extract). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Alpha-amyrin and beta-sitosterol (root); anthocyanin pigments, sterols and unsaturated fatty acids (drupe). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| alpha-Amyrin |
638-95-9 |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,1
4b-octamethyl-2,3,4a
,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,
12a,14,14a
-tetrade
cahydro-1H-picen-3-o
l |
C30H50O |
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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, |
C29H50O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In the treatment of liver and kidney complaints, neuralgia (plant); dropsy (dried root); hypotensive (leaf extract); bronchitis (leaves) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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