Trachyspermum roxburghianum (DC.) Craib |
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Botanical Name |
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Trachyspermum roxburghianum (DC.) Craib |
English
Name |
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Wild celery |
Synonym(s) |
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Trachyspermum involucratum Wolff, non Marie., Carum roxburghianum Benth. ex Kurz |
Family |
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Apiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A much-branched annual, up to 90 cm in height. Roots fusiform; leaves bipinnately divided, ultimate segments of the lower ]eaves rather broad, of the upper narrowly linear-lanceolate; flowers in terminal or axillary, compound umbels, white or greenish white, small; fruits ovoid, aromatic cremocarps, 1.5-3.0 mm long, prominently ribbed, yellow to yellowish green when ripe. |
| Herb Effects |
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Cardiotonic, emetic, thermogenic antispasmodic, stimulant, tonic, digestive, anthelmintic and diuretic (fruit); condiment, stimulant, carminative (seeds) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Coumarins and beta-sitosterol (seed); D-limonene, D-linalool, a-terpinene, D1-piperitone and D1-terpineol (essential oil). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Coumarins |
81-81-2 |
2-hydroxy-3-(3-oxo-1
-phenyl-butyl)-chrom
en-4-one |
C19H16O4 |
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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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| D-limonene |
95327-98-3 |
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| alpha-Terpinene |
99-86-5 |
1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,3-die
ne |
C10H16 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In flatulence, dyspepsia, diarrhoea, pharyngitis, rheumatoid arthritis, bronchitis, cough, asthma and strangury (fruit). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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