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Botanical Name |
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Ballota nigra L. |
English
Name |
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Black Horehound |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A bushy perennial with hairy, heart-shaped, bright green, toothed leaves. The pink-purple funnel-like flowers are arranged in whorls towards the top of the stem. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antiemetic, antispasmodic, expectorant, stimulant and vermifuge (whole plant) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, caryophyllene, copaene, delta-cadinene, marrubiin, sabinene (plant) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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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-Pinene |
23089-32-9 |
6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane |
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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| Copaene |
3856-25-5 |
Not available |
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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| Marrubiin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C20H28O4 |
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| Sabinene |
3387-41-5 |
4-methylidene-1-prop
an-2-yl-bicyclo[3.1.
0]hexane |
C10H16 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For treating problems connected with the respiratory system, convulsions, low spirits and the menopause, in the treatment of nervous dyspepsia, travelling sickness, morning sickness in pregnancy, arthritis, gout, scanty menstrual flow and bronchitis. |
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