Saussurea lappa C. B. Clarke |
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Botanical Name |
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Saussurea lappa C. B. Clarke |
English
Name |
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Saussurea. Castus |
Synonym(s) |
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Aucklandia lappa Decne. |
Family |
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Asteraceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An erect robust perennial herb 1 to 2 m tall. Root stout, often up to 60 cm long, possessing a characteristic penetrating odour; stem stout, fibrous; radical leaves with long lobately winged stalk, up to c 1m. long; flower heads stalkless, very hard, rounded, 3-5 cm. in diam., flowers dark blue-purple or almost black, in axillary and terminal clusters; achene 3 mm long, curved, compressed. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antiseptic, aphrodisiac, carminative, preventitive, sedative, stimulant, tonic, strengthens functioning of the stomach and promotes its action, helpful in arresting secretion or bleeding, essential oil relaxes the involuntary muscle tissues. |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Aplotaxene, beta-ionone, beta-sitosterol, betulin, costunolide, inulin, palmitic acid, sesquiterpenes, stigmasterol, tannin (root); acetic acid, alpha-phellandrene, betulin, camphene, caryophyllene, caryophyllene-oxide, myrcene, octanoic acid, oleic acid, p-cymene, (root essential oil); lupeol (plant); taraxasterol (leaf) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Aplotaxene |
Not Available |
(8E,11E,14E)-heptade
ca-1,8,11,14-tetraen
e |
C17H28 |
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| Beta-ionone |
14901-07-6 |
4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1
-cyclohexenyl)but-3-
en-2-one |
C13H20O |
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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, |
C29H50O |
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| Betulin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O2 |
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| Costunolide |
553-21-9 |
3,7-dimethyl-11-meth
ylidene-13-oxabicycl
o[8.3.0]trideca-2,6-
dien-12-on
e |
C15H20O2 |
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| Inulin |
9005-80-5 |
2-[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[2
-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[2
-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[2
-[[2-[[2-[
[2-[[2-[
[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[
[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[
[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[
[2
-[[2-[[3,4-dihyd
roxy-2,5-bis(hydroxy
methyl)oxolan-2-yl]o
xymethyl]-3,4-
dihy
droxy-5-(hydroxymeth
yl)oxolan-2-yl]oxyme
thyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-
5-(hyd
roxymethyl)o
xolan-2-yl]oxymethyl
]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(h
ydroxymethyl)oxola
n-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,
4-dihydroxy-5-(hydro
xymethyl)oxolan-2-yl
]oxymethyl
]-3,4-di
hydroxy-5-(hydroxyme
thyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy
methyl]-3,4-dihydrox
y-
5-(hydroxymethyl
)oxolan-2-yl]oxymeth
yl]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-
(hydroxymethyl
)oxo
lan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-
3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hyd
roxymethyl)oxolan-2-
yl]oxy
methyl]-3,4-
dihydroxy-5-(hydroxy
methyl)oxolan-2-yl]o
xymethyl]-3,4-dihy
droxy-5-(hydroxymeth
yl)oxolan-2-yl]oxyme
thyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-
5-(hydroxy
methyl)o
xolan-2-yl]oxymethyl
]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(h
ydroxymethyl)oxolan-
2-
yl]oxymethyl]-3,
4-dihydroxy-5-(hydro
xymethyl)oxolan-2-yl
]oxymethyl]-3,
4-di
hydroxy-5-(hydroxyme
thyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy
methyl]-3,4-dihydrox
y-5-(h
ydroxymethyl
)oxolan-2-yl]oxymeth
yl]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-
(hydroxymethyl)oxo
lan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-
3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hyd
roxymethyl)oxolan-2-
yl]oxymeth
yl]-3,4-
dihydroxy-5-(hydroxy
methyl)oxolan-2-yl]o
xymethyl]-3,4-dihydr
ox
y-5-(hydroxymeth
yl)oxolan-2-yl]oxyme
thyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-
5-(hydroxymeth
yl)o
xolan-2-yl]oxymethyl
]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(h
ydroxymethyl)oxolan-
2-yl]o
xymethyl]-3,
4-dihydroxy-5-(hydro
xymethyl)oxolan-2-yl
]oxymethyl]-3,4-di
hydroxy-5-(hydroxyme
thyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy
methyl]-3,4-dihydrox
y-5-(hydro
xymethyl
)oxolan-2-yl]oxymeth
yl]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-
(hydroxymethyl)oxola
n-
2-yl]oxymethyl]-
3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hyd
roxymethyl)oxolan-2-
yl]oxymethyl]-
3,4-
dihydroxy-5-(hydroxy
methyl)oxolan-2-yl]o
xymethyl]-3,4-dihydr
oxy-5-
(hydroxymeth
yl)oxolan-2-yl]oxyme
thyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-
5-(hydroxymethyl)o
xolan-2-yl]oxymethyl
]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(h
ydroxymethyl)oxolan-
2-yl]oxyme
thyl]-3,
4-dihydroxy-5-(hydro
xymethyl)oxolan-2-yl
]oxymethyl]-3,4-dihy
dr
oxy-5-(hydroxyme
thyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy
methyl]-3,4-dihydrox
y-5-(hydroxyme
thyl
)oxolan-2-yl]oxymeth
yl]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-
(hydroxymethyl)oxola
n-2-yl
]oxymethyl]-
3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hyd
roxymethyl)oxolan-2-
yl]oxymethyl]-3,4-
dihydroxy-5-(hydroxy
methyl)oxolan-2-yl]o
xy-6-(hydroxymethyl)
oxane-3,4,
5-triol |
C228H382O191 |
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| Palmitic acid |
66321-94-6 |
Hexadecanoic acid |
C16H32O2 |
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| Stigmasterol |
4736-55-4 |
17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10
,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one |
C29H48O |
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| Tannin |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
C27H22O18 |
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| Acetic acid |
77671-22-8 |
acetic acid |
C2H4O2 |
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| alpha-Phellandrene |
2243-33-6 |
2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,3-die
ne |
C10H16 |
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| Betulin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O2 |
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| Camphene |
5794-04-7 |
2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane |
C10H16 |
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| Caryophyllene |
87-44-5 |
4,11,11-trimethyl-8-
methylidene-bicyclo[
7.2.0]undec-4-ene |
C15H24 |
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| Caryophyllene oxide |
32095-03-7 |
Not Available |
C15H24O |
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| Myrcene |
2153-31-3 |
7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene |
C10H16 |
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| Oleic acid |
8046-01-3 |
octadec-9-enoic acid |
C18H34O2 |
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| p-Cymene |
Not Available |
Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene |
C15H24Cl2N2Ru |
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| Lupeol |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O |
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| Taraxasterol |
1059-14-9 |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,12,14b-
heptamethyl-11-methy
lidene-1,2,3,4a,5,6,
6a,7,8,9,1
0,12,12a
,13,14,14a-hexadecah
ydropicen-3-ol |
C30H50O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Respiratory disorders like bronchitis, asthma, cough; especially useful in controlling attacks of bronchial asthma; the combined action of the essenial oil and the alkaloid in the root restrict paroxysms; the alkaloid saussurine has a depressant action. |
| Contraindication |
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Contraindicated in Deficient Yin patterns or patients with depleted Fluids. |
| Reference |
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 Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
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