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Botanical Name |
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Blumea lacera DC. |
Synonym(s) |
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Canyza cappa Blanco, Conyza dentala Blanco, Conyza lacera Burm. F., Inula cappa F.-Vill. |
Family |
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Asteraceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An erect herb, with silky white hair, 1 m in height. Leaves elliptic-oblong to obovate-oblong, 3-15 cm x 1.2-2.5 cm; capitula axillary and terminal, yellow; bisexual florets, 3.0-4.5 mm, female filiform; achenes brown, oblong, with white pappus. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antifungal, antimicrobial and repels insects (essential leaf oil); astringent (root); astringent, diuretic, and febrifugal (leaf juice) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Campesterol, hentriacontane and hentriacontanol (aerial part); coniferyl alcohol, an acetylenic compound and a thiophene derivative (plant). |
| Chemistry
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Campesterol |
474-62-4 |
17-(5,6-dimethylhept
an-2-yl)-10,13-dimet
hyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,1
2,14,15,16
,17-dode
cahydro-1H-cyclopent
a[a]phenanthren-3-ol |
C28H48O |
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| Hentriacontane |
630-04-6 |
hentriacontane |
C31H64 |
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| Coniferyl alcohol |
458-35-5 |
4-(3-hydroxyprop-1-e
nyl)-2-methoxy-pheno
l |
C10H12O3 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In hemorrhoids; in cholera, to relieve dryness of skin (root); Root paste is sticked on and around swelling region to prevent from cutaneous infection. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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