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Botanical Name |
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Fagonia cretica Linn. |
Synonym(s) |
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Fagonia arabica Linn.; Fagonia bruguieri DC. |
Family |
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Zygophyllaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A small spiny undershrub with stiff, more or less prostrate,branches. Leaves opposite, 1-3 foliolate: leaflets entire, linear-elliptic; flowers small, pink. |
| Herb Effects |
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Alleviates spasms, antiviral, stimulates the cardiovascular system and antagonistic to the effect of amphetamine (aerial part); bitter astringent, tonic, antiseptic and febrifuge (plant) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Betulin, beta-sitosterol, diosgenin, fagogenin, harmine, kryptogenin, lanosterol, and oleanolic acid (plant). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Lanosterol |
Not Available |
17-(1,5-dimethylhex-
4-enyl)-4,4,10,13,14
,17-hexamethyl-2,3,4
,5,6,7,10,
11,12,13
,14,15,16,17-tetrade
cahydro-1H-cyclopent
a[a]phenanthren-3-ol |
C31H52O |
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| Kryptogenin |
468-99-5 |
3-hydroxy-17-(7-hydr
oxy-6-methyl-3-oxo-h
eptan-2-yl)-10,13-di
methyl-1,2
,3,4,7,8
,9,11,12,14,15,17-do
decahydrocyclopenta[
a]phenanthren-16-one |
C27H42O4 |
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| Diosgenin |
512-04-9 |
Not Available |
C27H42O3 |
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| Harmine |
442-51-3 |
Not Available |
C13H12N2O |
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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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| Oleanolic acid |
508-02-1 |
10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-tetradecahydr
opicene-4a-carboxyli
c acid |
C30H48O3 |
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| Betulin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O2 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Fever, thirst, vomiting, dysentery, asthma, urinary discharges, liver trouble, dropsy, delirium, typhoid, toothache, stomach troubles, skin diseases and protects against acquiring smallpox(plant). |
| Reference |
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 Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India. |
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