Chrysanthemum indicum Linn. |
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Botanical Name |
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Chrysanthemum indicum Linn. |
English
Name |
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Chrysanthemum |
Synonym(s) |
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Dendranthema indicum (L.) Desmoul. |
Family |
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Asteraceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A perennial,60-90cm in height. Stem leafy; leaves soft,ovate to oblong -ovate,pinnately cleft; heads 2.5cm across,many,in loose terminal corymbs;disc and ray florets yellow. |
| Herb Effects |
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Allergenic, antiphlogistic, blood tonic, depurative, febrifuge and vulnerary (whole plant) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Arteglasin-A (a sesqueterpene lactone); daucosterol, cumanbrin-A, chrysanthemol, acacetin, glyceryl-1-
monobehenate and palmitic acid (flowers) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Daucosterol |
474-58-8 |
2-[[17-(4-ethyl-1,5-
dimethyl-hexyl)-10,1
3-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8
,9,10,11,1
2,13,14,
15,16,17-tetradecahy
dro-1H-cyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-yl]oxy
]-
6-(hydroxymethyl
)tetrahydropyran-3,4
,5-triol |
C35H60O6 |
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| Chrysanthemol |
5617-92-5 |
[2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-m
ethylprop-1-enyl)cyc
lopropyl]methanol |
C10H18O |
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| Acacetin |
480-44-4 |
4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-m
ethoxyphenyl)-chrome
n-7-one |
C16H12O5 |
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| Palmitic acid |
66321-94-6 |
hexadecanoic acid |
C16H32O2 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Gonorrhea, to treat eye ailments, in the treatment of migraine (leaves); to treat furuncle, scrofula, deep-rooted boils, inflammation of the throat, eyes and cervix, eczema, itchiness of the skin and hypertension (flowers) |
| Contraindication |
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For those suffering from diarrhea, caution should be used in taking Chrysanthemum. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Yoshikawa M. Morikawa T. Murakami T. Toguchida I. Harima S. Matsuda H. Medicinal flowers. I. Aldose reductase inhibitors and three new eudesmane-type sesquiterpenes. |
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