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Botanical Name |
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Euphorbia hirta L. |
English
Name |
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Euphorbia. Australian Asthma Weed. Snake Weed and Cat's Hair |
Synonym(s) |
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Euphorbia pilulifera (L.), Chamaesyce hirta ((L.)Millsp.) |
Family |
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Euphorbiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An erect or procumbent annual herb 15 to 50 cm high. Leaves opposite, obliquely elliptic, apex acute, base unequal sided, margins serrulate; petioles distinct. Flowers numerous, crowded in small, globose, greenish-yellow axillary cymes; gland minute, globose. Fruit capsules, minute, trigonous appressed hairy. Seeds angular, light reddish-brown. Flowers and fruits throughout the year. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antiprotozoal, anticancer, lowers blood sugar, alleviates spasms, stimulates the cardiovascular system, arrests bleeding, reduces fever, soothes the skin and mucous membranes, mild laxative, sedative, relieves pain, cyanogenetic, diuretic. |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Alpha-amyrin, ascorbic acid, beta-amyrin, beta-sitosterol, betulin, caffeic acid, choline, cycloartenol, ellagic acid, ferulic acid, gallic acid, kaempferol, linolenic acids, p-coumaric acid, quercetin, rhamnetin, shikimic acid, tannic acid and traces of an essential oil. |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
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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| Ascorbic acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| beta-Amyrin |
559-70-6 |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,1
4b-octamethyl-1,2,3,
4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,1
2a,14,14a-
tetradec
ahydropicen-3-ol |
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,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Betulin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O2 |
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| Caffeic acid |
Not Available |
3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)prop-2-enoic acid |
C9H8O4 |
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| Choline |
67-48-1 |
2-hydroxyethyl-trime
thyl-ammonium |
C5H14NO+ |
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| Cycloartenol |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O |
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| Ellagic acid |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C14H6O8 |
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| Ferulic acid |
24276-84-4 |
3-(4-hydroxy-3-metho
xy-phenyl)prop-2-eno
ic acid |
C10H10O4 |
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| Gallic acid |
149-91-7 |
3,4,5-trihydroxybenz
oic acid |
C7H6O5 |
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| Kaempferol |
80714-53-0 |
3-[3-[4,5-dihydroxy-
6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme
thyl)oxa
n-2-yl]oxy-oxan-2-yl
]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6
-(hydroxymethyl)oxan
-2
-yl]oxy-4,5-dihy
droxy-2-(4-hydroxyph
enyl)-chromen-7-one |
C33H40O21 |
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| Linolenic acid |
94138-91-7 |
octadeca-9,12,15-tri
enoic acid |
C18H30O2 |
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| p-Coumaric acid |
501-98-4 |
3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)p
rop-2-enoic acid |
C9H8O3 |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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| Rhamnetin |
90-19-7 |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4-dihydroxy-7-
methoxy-chromen-5-on
e |
C16H12O7 |
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| Shikimic acid |
138-59-0 |
3,4,5-trihydroxycycl
ohexene-1-carboxylic
acid |
C7H10O5 |
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| Tannic acid |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
Not Available |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In dysentery (latex), asthma, bronchitis, bruises, catarrh, colic, conjunctivitis, cough, as a depurifying agent, dermatosis, rashes, abnormal growths, fever, flu, fractures (veterinary), gonorrhea, headache, hypertension, indigestion, itching and measles. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas.
Grieve M. A Modern Herbal (1931) (www.botanical.com).
Johnson T. CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference (www.herbweb.com/herbage). |
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