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Botanical Name |
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Corylus avellana L. |
English
Name |
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Hazel |
Family |
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Betulaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A deciduous small tree or large shrub typically 12' to 15' tall. Leaves alternate, simple, 2" to 4" long and 1.5' to 3" wide, broadly ovate in shape, doubly serrate margins. Flowers monoecious, with male and female flowers. Male flowers are large 2" to 3" pendulous catkins in 3's mostly blooming in late winter and early spring. Female flowers are small and inconspicuous. Fruit, a nut about 0.75" long, set in an involucre . |
| Herb Effects |
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Stimulating effect on the circulation and bile production, diuretic (dried or fresh leaves); astringent, diaphoretic, febrifuge, nutritive and odontalgic (bark, leaves, catkins and fruits) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, folacin, linoleic acid, myristic acid, niacin, oleic acid, palmitic acid, pantothenic acid, riboflavin, stearic acid, thiamin (seed); beta-sitosterol, myricitrin (leaf); betulin (bark); stigmasterol (plant) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Ascorbic Acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| beta-Carotene |
Not Available |
3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec
a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene |
C40H56 |
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| Folacin |
6484-89-5 |
2-[4-[(2-amino-4-oxo
-1H-pteridin-6-yl)me
thylamino]benzoyl]am
inopentane
dioic
acid |
C19H19N7O6 |
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| Linoleic acid |
8024-22-4 |
Octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid |
C18H32O2 |
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| Myristic Acid |
Not Available |
Hexane |
C6H14 |
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| Niacin |
99148-57-9 |
Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid |
C6H5NO2 |
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| Oleic acid |
8046-01-3 |
octadec-9-enoic acid |
C18H34O2 |
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| Palmitic acid |
66321-94-6 |
Hexadecanoic acid |
C16H32O2 |
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| Pantothenic acid |
599-54-2 |
3-[(2,4-dihydroxy-3,
3-dimethyl-butanoyl)
amino]propanoic acid |
C9H17NO5 |
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| Riboflavin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C17H21N4O9P |
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| Stearic acid |
82497-27-6 |
octadecanoic acid |
C18H36O2 |
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| Thiamin |
59-43-8 |
2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni
acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol |
C12H17N4OS+ |
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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, |
C29H50O |
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| Myricitrin |
Not Available |
5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S
,3R,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-
trihydroxy-6-methyl-
oxan-2-yl]
oxy-2-(3
,4,5-trihydroxypheny
l)chromen-4-one |
C21H20O12 |
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| Betulin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O2 |
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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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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For gall and liver disorders (leaves); effective action in cases of infection with threadworm or pinworm in babies and young children (oil) |
Dealers
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