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Botanical Name |
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Elephantopus scaber L. |
English
Name |
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Prickly-Leaved Elephant's Foot |
Family |
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Asteraceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Herb, branching into two parts. Stems forked, and the branches few and stiff.It has a basal rosette of leaves with very short and white hairy leaf stalks close to ground. The flowering heads many-crowded in each cluster. Each head comprises about 4 flowers. Involucral bracts 8 to 10 mm long. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antibiotic (shoot) and anticancer (plant) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Elephantopin, deoxyelephantopin, elephantol, lupeol, stigmasterol, epifriedelinol, methacrylate and triacontane (plant). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Elephantopin |
13017-11-3 |
Not Available |
C19H20O7 |
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| Deoxyelephantopin |
29307-03-7 |
Not Available |
C19H20O6 |
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| Lupeol |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O |
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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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| Epifriedelinol |
16844-71-6 |
4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,11,
14a-octamethyl-1,2,3
,4,4a,5,6,6a,6a,6b,7
,8,8a,9,10
,11,12,1
2a,13,14,14a,14b-doc
osahydropicen-3-ol |
C30H52O |
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| Methacrylate |
96-33-3 |
methyl prop-2-enoate |
C4H6O2 |
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| Triacontane |
638-68-6 |
triacontane |
C30H62 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Skin diseases and wounds (leaf), jaundice (rhizome) and as a snakebite antidote (plant). Decoction of the root and leaves with cumin and buttermilk is given in dysuria and other urethral discharges or complaints. The drug is used in snake-bite also. |
| Contraindication |
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This herb should not be used in pregnant or lactating women unless recommended by physician. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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