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Indian Medicinal
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Raw Herbs |
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Botanical Name |
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Crinum asiaticum Linn. |
English
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Poison Bulb |
Synonym(s) |
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Crinum toxicarium. Crinum bracteatum and Crinum arenarium |
Family |
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Liliaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Large, perennial herb containing big tunicate bulbs. |
| Herb Effects |
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Laxative (seed); diaphoretic and induces nausea; bitter, tonic, laxative and expectorant (bulb); expectorant (leaves) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Crinamine, crinasiatine and lycorine (seed); narcissine (root) |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
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| Crinamine |
639-41-8 |
Not Available |
C17H19NO4 |
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| Crinasiatine |
97682-69-4 |
Not Available |
C22H17NO4 |
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| Lycorine |
21416-14-8 |
Not Available |
C16H17NO4 |
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| Narcissine |
476-28-8 |
Not Available |
C16H17NO4 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Urinary problems, biliousness, in strangury and burns (bulb); skin diseases (leaf). |
| Reference |
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Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Bentley and Trimen, Medicinal Plants. |
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