Castanopsis indica (Roxb.) Miq. |
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Botanical Name |
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Castanopsis indica (Roxb.) Miq. |
English
Name |
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Indian Chestnut |
Family |
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Fagaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A large tree, 27 m in height and 2 m in girth. Bark grey; leaves elliptic-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 7.5-19.0 cm x 3.0-7.5 cm; male spikes in lax panicles, longer than the leaves, female axillary, solitary and with solitary flowers; nuts ovoid, 0.75-1.25 cm, enclosed in involucre densely covered with pubescent spines. |
| Herb Effects |
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Diuretic, anticancer, hypotensive, alleviates spasms, depresses the central nervous system and antiviral (50% EtOH stem bark extract). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Psoralene, angelicin, ß-sitosterol, erythrodiol, ursolic acid, castanopsin, castanopsol, and castanoppone (bark) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Psoralen |
10523-56-5 |
Not Available |
C17H18O6 |
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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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| Erythrodiol |
545-48-2 |
8a-(hydroxymethyl)-4
,4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-h
eptamethyl-1,2,3,4a,
5,6,7,8,9,
10,12,12
a,14,14a-tetradecahy
dropicen-3-ol |
C30H50O2 |
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| Ursolic acid |
77-52-1 |
10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12, |
C30H48O3 |
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| Angelicin |
523-50-2 |
Not Available |
C11H6O3 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Headache (leaf paste); Lowers blood pressure (50% EtOH stem bark extract). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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