Aganosma dichotoma (Roth) K. Schum. |
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Botanical Name |
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Aganosma dichotoma (Roth) K. Schum. |
Synonym(s) |
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Aganosma caryophyllata G. Don |
Family |
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Apocynaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A beautiful, large, woody, laticiferous climber. Stems very stout, warty; leaves ovate or elliptic, coriaceous; flowers white, with red calyx, fragrant, in lax terminal cymes; follicles stout, pericarp coriaceous; seeds ovate-oblong, flat. |
| Herb Effects |
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Anthelmintic (petroleum ether extract of leaf); antiseptic, emetic, and anthelmintic (plant) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Quercetin, kaempferol and phenolic acids (leaf). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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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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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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As a tonic and anthelmintic (plant); in biliousness, bronchitis, neuralgia and sciatica (leaves); in ophthalmia (flowers). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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