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Botanical Name |
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Aralia cordata Thunb. |
English
Name |
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Udo |
Synonym(s) |
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Aralia edulis Siebold.&Zucc., Aralia nutans Franch.&Sav. |
Family |
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Araliaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An upright herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 2-3 m in height. The leaves are alternate, large, and double to triple pinnate with leaflets 7-15 cm long and 5-10 cm broad. The flowers are produced in large umbels 30-45 cm diameter in late summer, each flower small and white. The fruit is a small black drupe 3 mm diameter. |
| Herb Effects |
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Analgesic, antiinflammatory, carminative, diuretic, febrifuge, stimulant, stomachic and tonic (root) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Alpha-humulene, alpha-pinene, beta-eudesmol, beta-pinene, beta-sesquiphellandrene, delta-3-carene, delta-cadinene, germacrene-d, myrcene, nerolidol, p-cymene, terpinen-4-ol, verbenone, zingeberene (root); ascorbic acid, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin (leaf); camphene (stem); d-carvone, grandifloric acid, trans-pinocarveol (plant) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Alpha-humulene |
6753-98-6 |
2,6,6,9-tetramethylc
ycloundeca-1,4,8-tri
ene |
C15H24 |
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| alpha-Pinene |
80-56-8 |
2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene |
C10H16 |
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| beta-Eudesmol |
473-15-4 |
2-(4a-methyl-8-methy
lidene-decalin-2-yl)
propan-2-ol |
C15H26O |
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| beta-Pinene |
23089-32-9 |
6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane |
C10H16 |
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| beta-Sesquiphellandrene |
Not Available |
(6S)-2-methyl-6-(4-m
ethylidene-1-cyclohe
x-2-enyl)hept-2-ene |
C15H24 |
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| delta-Cadinene |
Not Available |
1,6-dimethyl-4-propa
n-2-yl-2,3,4,4a,7,8-
hexahydronaphthalene |
C15H24 |
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| Myrcene |
2153-31-3 |
7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene |
C10H16 |
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| Nerolidol |
14528-94-0 |
3,7,11-trimethyldode
ca-1,6,10-trien-3-ol |
C15H26O |
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| p-Cymene |
Not Available |
Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene |
C15H24Cl2N2Ru |
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| Terpinen-4-ol |
Not Available |
1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohex-3-en-1-o
l |
C10H18O |
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| Verbenone |
80-57-9 |
2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-4
-one |
C10H14O |
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| Zingiberene |
Not Available |
(6S)-2-methyl-6-[(1R
)-4-methyl-1-cyclohe
xa-2,4-dienyl]hept-2
-ene |
C15H24 |
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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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| Niacin |
99148-57-9 |
pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid |
C6H5NO2 |
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| Riboflavin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C17H21N4O9P |
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| Thiamin |
59-43-8 |
2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni
acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol |
C12H17N4OS+ |
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| Camphene |
5794-04-7 |
2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane |
C10H16 |
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| D-Carvone |
2244-16-8 |
(5S)-2-methyl-5-prop
-1-en-2-yl-cyclohex-
2-en-1-one |
C10H14O |
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| Grandifloric acid |
22338-69-8 |
Not Available |
C20H30O3 |
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| trans-Pinocarveol |
Not Available |
6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinan-3-ol |
C10H16O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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To treat the common cold and migraines |
Dealers
Products
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Health Remedies 
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