Colebrookea oppositifolia Sm. |
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Botanical Name |
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Colebrookea oppositifolia Sm. |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Tomentose erect shrub with numerous branches standing from 120 cm to 3 m high. Trunk stout, stems irregularly indented, bark grey, rather corky; leaves oblong-elliptic 10 to 20 cm by 3.8 to 5.0 cm, flowers small, numerous, white, red or pale chocolate, in crowded spikes; fruits 1.2 cm, nuts, usually one, hairy. |
| Herb Effects |
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Stimulates the central nervous system (EtOH extract of root). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Flavones (aerial part); triacontanol, triacontane and beta-sitosterol (root). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Triacontane |
638-68-6 |
triacontane |
C30H62 |
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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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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Epilepsy (root) and for bruises and wounds (leaf). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas. |
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