Leucas cephalotes Spreng. |
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Botanical Name |
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Leucas cephalotes Spreng. |
English
Name |
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Spider wort |
Synonym(s) |
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Phlomis cephalotes (Roth.) |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Annual erect weed covered with short hairs and standing from 30 to 50 cm high. Leaves shortly petioled, narrowly ovate or ovate-lanceolate, crenate-serrate; flowers small, white in dense terminal globose whorls; nutlets small, smooth, brown. |
| Herb Effects |
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Alleviates spasms, stimulant, diaphoretic, laxative, anthelmintic, antiseptic and insecticidal (plant). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Beta-sitosterol, a glycoside and an alkaloid (plant). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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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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Scabies (fresh plant juice); for urinary complaints, to boils (plant); colds and cough (flower); to cure skin problems (leaf juice); to treat nosebleeds (dried inflorescence) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas. |
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