Leucas aspera (WILLD.) SPRENG. |
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Botanical Name |
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Leucas aspera (WILLD.) SPRENG. |
English
Name |
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White Dead Nettle |
Synonym(s) |
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Leucas plukenetii (Roth) Spreng., Phlomis plukenetii Roth |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An erect branched herb; stem rigid, pubescent. Leaves opposite, elliptic, apex rounded, pubescent; Flowers greenish-white, deflexed, in elongate spikes; peduncle ca. 50 cm long; bracts ovate, aristate; bracteoles spinescent, with lateral wings united throughout the spines. Perianth ca. 6 mm long, 4 to 5 lobed. Stamens 5; filaments connate at base with alternating, truncate fimbricate staminodes; anthers 2-celled. |
| Herb Effects |
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Insecticidal, hypothermic, diuretic and stimulates the central nervous system (plant); antitubercular, antifungal and antibacterial (root bark). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Ursolic and oleanolic acids and beta-sitosterol (plant). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Ursolic acid |
77-52-1 |
10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-t
etradecahydro-1H-pic
ene-4a-carboxylic
acid |
C30H48O3 |
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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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| 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,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Colds (flower); as a toothbrush (twig); as an insecticidal (plant); for psoriasis and chronic skin eruptions (leaf juice); in chronic rheumatism (leaves); for cough and colds in children (flowers with honey). In headache, juice of the root is put into the nostril. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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