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Cayratia trifolia (Linn.) Domin |
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Botanical Name |
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Cayratia trifolia (Linn.) Domin |
English
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Choto-Goale |
Synonym(s) |
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Cayratia carnosa (Lam.) Gagnep.; Vitis carnosa Wall., Vitis trifolia Linn. |
Family |
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Vitaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A perennial climber. Leaves 3-foliolate, long-petioled, leaflets broadly ovate or ovate-lanceolate, with slender, leaf- opposed tendrils; flowers in long-peduncled cymes; berries white, globose, fleshy, 2-4 seeded. |
| Herb Effects |
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Astringent (root); hypothermic and stimulates the central nervous system (aerial part); rubefacient (leaves) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Hydrocyanic acid (root, stem and leaf); cyanidin and delphinidin (leaf). |
| Chemistry
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
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| Cyanidin |
87725-42-6 |
[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphe
nyl)-3,7-dihydroxy-c
hromen-5-ylidene]oxo
nium |
C15H11O6+ |
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| Delphinidin |
528-53-0 |
[3,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,
4,5-trihydroxyphenyl
)-chromen-5-ylidene]
oxonium ch
loride |
C15H11ClO7 |
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| Hydrocyanic acid |
3017-23-0 |
hydrogen cyanide |
CHN |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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As an astringent and for boils (root); to ulcers and boils, and to yoke sores on the neck of bullocks (leaves, roots and seeds) |
| Reference |
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Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India. |
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