Securinega virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Pax & Hoffm. |
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Botanical Name |
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Securinega virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Pax & Hoffm. |
Synonym(s) |
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Securinega obovata Muell. Arg., Flueggea microcarpa Blume |
Family |
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Euphorbiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An unarmed, dioecious, large shrub or a small tree 8 m high. Bark smooth, thin, rusty or reddish brown; leaves very variable, elliptic, ovate, obovate or orbicular, 2.5-7.5 cm x 1.6-4.5 cm; flowers minute, greenish yellow, scented, in axillary clusters, male numerous; female whitish, generally few; berries globose, 2 types; 3-4 mm with dry pericarp; 8 mm with fleshy, white pericarp; seeds 3-6 in a fruit, punctate. |
| Herb Effects |
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Counteracts hyperactivity due to amphetamines and alleviates spasms (aerial part); laxative (leaf); astringent and purgative (root) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Bergenin, ß-sitosterol, taraxerol |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Bergenin |
5956-63-8 |
Not Available |
C14H16O9 |
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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,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Taraxerol |
22076-46-6 |
4,4,6a,6a,8a,11,11,1
4b-octamethyl-1,2,3,
4a,5,6,8,9,10,12,12a
,13,14,14a
-tetrade
cahydropicen-3-ol |
C30H50O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Gonorrhea, to induce sleep in children and for fever (root); for the treatment of fever, in infected sores (leaf); in diarrhoea
and pneumonia (bark) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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