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Botanical Name |
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Casearia esculenta Roxb. |
Synonym(s) |
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Casearia zeylanica (Gaertn.) Thwaites |
Family |
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Flacourtiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A shrub or a tree, 6 m in height. Bark pale yellow, rather smooth, 4 mm thick; leaves elliptic- lanceolate, coriaceous, glabrous and shining, entire or obscurely crenate; flowers light yellow in axillary clusters; capsules 1-2 cm long, aril bright red. |
| Herb Effects |
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Lowers blood sugar; as an antidiabetic (root and root bark) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Leucopelargonidin, dulcitol, arabinose, beta-sitosterol, an unidentified sterol and resins. |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Dulcitol |
608-66-2 |
hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-h
exaol |
C6H14O6 |
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| Arabinose |
20235-19-2 |
2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy
pentanal |
C5H10O5 |
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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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| Leucopelargonidin |
Not Available |
2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)c
hroman-3,4,5,7-tetro
l |
C15H14O6 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Diabetes, especially in weaker persistent cases (root). |
| Reference |
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 The Himalaya Drug Company.
Choudhury KD. Basu NK. Phytochemical and hypoglycemic investigation of Casearia esculenta. J Pharm Sci. 1967 Nov;56(11):1405-9.
Gupta SS. Verma SC. Garg VP. Khandelwal P. Studies on the anti-diabetic effects of Casearia esculenta. |
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