Aristolochia bracteolata LAM. |
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Botanical Name |
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Aristolochia bracteolata LAM. |
English
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Bracteated Birth Wort |
Synonym(s) |
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Aristolochia bracteata Retz. |
Family |
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Aristolochiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A perennial postrate herb, glabrous stem. Leaves simple, alternate, reniform or broadly ovate, cordate at the base. Flowers solitary with a large sessile orbicular bract at the base, perianth tube cylindric with dark purple lip. Fruits oblong-ellipsoid, 12 ribbed glabrous capsules. Seeds deltoid with slightly cordate base. |
| Herb Effects |
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Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antiperiodic, appetiser, cathartic, emmenagogue, sudorific, thermogenic, vulnerary, laxative, anthelmintic and oxytocic (plant); larvicidal and antigonorrheic (leaf) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Ceryl alcohol, beta-sitosterol (fruit and leaf); aristolochic acid (fruit, leaf and seed). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Ceryl alcohol |
506-52-5 |
hexacosan-1-ol |
C26H54O |
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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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| Aristolochic acid |
61117-05-3 |
Not Available |
C17H11NO7 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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The leaves and root are used in the form of decoction and juice to treat wound, worms, fever and skin disease. Used to treat constipation, inflammations, amenorrhoea, syphilis, gonorrhoea, dyspepsia, arthhralgia and eczema. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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