Thalictrum foliolosum DC. |
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Botanical Name |
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Thalictrum foliolosum DC. |
Family |
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Ranunculaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An erect rigid, perennial herb, up to 2.5 m tall. Rootstock fibrous, yellowish brown, resembling liquorice, but extremely bitter; leaves pinnately decompound: leaflets 4-6 mm., sub-orbicular; flowers pale green or dingy purple, polygamous, in branched panicles; achenes 3.75 cm long, sharply ribbed. |
| Herb Effects |
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Laxative, antiperiodic, aperient, purgative and diuretic (root); alleviates spasms (plant). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Magnoflorine, berberine, palmitine and jatrorhizine (root). |
| Chemistry
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
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| Magnoflorine |
6681-18-1 |
Not Available |
C20H24NO4+ |
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| Berberine |
633-65-8 |
Not Available |
C20H18NO4+ |
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| Jatrorrhizine |
1168-00-9 |
Not Available |
C20H21NO4 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In ophthalmia, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, skin discoloration, reducing fever, in piles, leucoderma, eczema, boils, toothache, atonic indigestion, as a tonic and laxative (root); pains in the abdomen (root decoction); rheumatism and gout (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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