Clerodendrum serratum (L.) MOON |
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Botanical Name |
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Clerodendrum serratum (L.) MOON |
English
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Beetle Killer |
Synonym(s) |
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Clerodendron fortunatum Burm. ex Moldenke, Clerodendron serrulatum Spreng. ex Razi, Volkameria serrata L |
Family |
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Verbenaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A slightly woody shrub. Leaves elliptic, three at a node, sometimes opposite, base cuneate, margins serrate, apex acuminate, petiole stout. Panicles terminal; bracts lanceolate. Flowers blue; calyx cupular, subtruncate; corolla blue, limb 2 lipped, lobes 5, unequal. Stamen 4. Ovary globose. Fruit 4-lobed, drupe, purple, succulent. |
| Herb Effects |
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Anticatarrhal (root); spermicidal and stimulates the central nervous system (aerial part); expectorant (plant decoction) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Flavonoids, alpha-spinasterol and phenolic acids (leaf); oleanolic, serratagenic and queretaroic acids (bark). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| alpha-Spinasterol |
481-18-5 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-hept-3-en-2-yl)-10,
13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,
6,9,11,12,
14,15,16
,17-dodecahydro-1H-c
yclopenta[a]phenanth
ren-3-ol |
C29H48O |
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| Oleanolic acid |
508-02-1 |
10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-t
etradecahydropicene-
4a-carboxylic acid |
C30H48O3 |
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| Serratagenic acid |
6488-64-8 |
10-hydroxy-2,6a,6b,9
,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,
3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10
,11,12,13,
14b-tetr
adecahydropicene-2,4
a-dicarboxylic acid |
C30H46O5 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Asthma, dyspepsia, anorexia, flatulence, helminthiasis, tubercular glands, leucoderma (root) and bronchitis (root and plant decoction). Leaves as external application for cephalagia and opthalmia. |
| 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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