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Botanical Name |
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Corchorus aestuans L. |
Synonym(s) |
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Corchorus acutangulus Lam. |
Family |
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Tiliaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A small herb or suffruticose plant with erect, sparingly branched stems to about 40 cm tall; leaves green, ovate, acute, serrate; flowers 1-3 in clusters, very shortly pedicellate, very small, leaf-opposed; sepals 5; petals 5, yellow, 2-3 mm long; capsule hexagonal-cylindric. |
| Herb Effects |
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Stimulates cardiovascular system and anticancer (plant). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Helveticoside and chorchoroside (cardenolides in seed); quercetin (leaf and stem). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Helveticoside |
630-64-8 |
3-(4,5-dihydroxy-6-m
ethyl-oxan-2-yl)oxy-
5,14-dihydroxy-13-me
thyl-17-(5
-oxo-2H-
furan-3-yl)-2,3,4,6,
7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
op
enta[a]phenanthr
ene-10-carbaldehyde |
C29H42O9 |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Stimulating the secretion of gastric juices and in pneumonia (seed); as a demulcent (plant). |
| 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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