General Info

Description

A perennial herb with bright yellow flowers.

Herb Effects

Diuretic, detergent, anodyne and poultice.

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Iso rhamnetin, quercetin and kaempferol. Anhweidephinine, browniine, acetylnudicauline, lycoctonine, methyllycaconitine, nudicauline and zaliline (seeds).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name CAS# IUPAC Name Formula Structure Isorhamnetin 480-19-3 3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-( 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy- phenyl)-chromen-7-on e C16H12O7 Quercetin Not Available 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy -chromen-7-one C15H10O7 Kaempferol 80714-53-0 3-[3-[4,5-dihydroxy- 6-(hydroxymethyl)-3- [3,4,5-trihydroxy-6- (hydroxyme thyl)oxa n-2-yl]oxy-oxan-2-yl ]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6 -(hydroxymethyl)oxan -2 -yl]oxy-4,5-dihy droxy-2-(4-hydroxyph enyl)-chromen-7-one C33H40O21 Browniine 5140-42-1 Not Available C25H41NO7 Lycoctonine 26000-17-9 Not Available C25H41NO7 Methyllycaconitine 21019-30-7 Not Available C37H50N2O10 Nudicauline 99815-83-5 Not Available C38H50N2O11

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Useful in jaundice, dropsy and troubles of the spleen. It is also employed as a poultice for swellings.

Reference

Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.

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