Centipeda minima (Linn.) A. Br. & Aschers. |
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Botanical Name |
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Centipeda minima (Linn.) A. Br. & Aschers. |
English
Name |
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Sneezewort |
Synonym(s) |
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Centipeda orbicularis Lour., Artemisia minima L., Centipeda minuta C.B.Clarke. |
Family |
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Asteraceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A herbaceous, sparsely hairy or galbrous, prostrate weed. Stems range from 8 to 15 cm. Leaves obovate-oblong, coarsely toothed; flowers small, yellow, in solitary, axillary inconspicuous heads; achenes oblong. |
| Herb Effects |
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Anticephalagic (plant and seed); antiseptic, alleviates spasms, antiprotozoal, stimulates the central nervous system, diuretic and hypothermic (plant); induces sneezing (leaf and seed powder); anti-allergic, antibacterial; bitter, pungent,
expectorant, emetic and carminative (leaves); vermifuge (seed). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Lupeyl acetate, lupeol, beta-sitosterol, hexacosanol, taraxasteryl acetate, stigmasterol, arnidiol and a pentacyclic triterpene diol (plant). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Lupeol |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O |
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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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| Hexacosanol |
28346-64-7 |
Not Available |
Not Available |
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| Stigmasterol |
4736-55-4 |
17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10
,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one |
C29H48O |
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| Arnidiol |
Not Available |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,12,14b-
heptamethyl-11-methy
lidene-2,3,4,4a,5,6,
6a,6a,6b,7
,8,8a,9,
10,12,12a,13,14,14a,
14b-icosahydro-1H-pi
cene-3,8-diol |
C30H50O2 |
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| Lupeyl acetate |
1617-68-1 |
Not Available |
C32H52O2 |
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| Taraxasteryl acetate |
6426-43-3 |
(4,4,6a,6b,8a,12,14b
-heptamethyl-11-meth
ylidene-1,2,3,4a,5,6
,6a,7,8,9,
10,12,12
a,13,14,14a-hexadeca
hydropicen-3-yl)
acetate |
C32H52O2 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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As a vermifuge and in paralysis (plant and seed); head colds (leaf and seed powder); for rhinitis, sinusitis, nasopharyngeal tumour, asthma and cold (herb) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalaya.
Taylor RS. Towers GH. Antibacterial constituents of the Nepalese medicinal herb. Centipeda minima. Phytochemistry 1998 Feb;4. |
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