Bridelia retusa (Linn.) Spreng. |
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Botanical Name |
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Bridelia retusa (Linn.) Spreng. |
Synonym(s) |
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Bridelia airy-shawii Li. |
Family |
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Euphorbiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A shrub or a tree up to 18 m in height armed with strong conical spines 7 cm long. Bark grey or brown, exfoliating in irregular flakes; leaves 7.5-15 cm long, rigidly coriaceous, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate; flowers unisexual, small, yellow in clusters on long, terminal or axillary paniculate spikes; drupes globose fleshy, purple-black, 1-2 seeded, edible. |
| Herb Effects |
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Hypotensive, anticancer, antiviral and on respiration (50% EtOH stem bark extract). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Ellagic acids (seed and fruit); a triterpenoid ketone (bark); beta-sitosterol and gallic acid (fruit). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Ellagic acid |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C14H6O8 |
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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
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C29H50O |
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| Gallic acid |
149-91-7 |
3,4,5-trihydroxybenz
oic acid |
C7H6O5 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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On wounds (bark); as a contraceptive, in hypertension and diarrhea (stem bark decoction). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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