Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard |
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Botanical Name |
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Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard |
English
Name |
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Rayan |
Synonym(s) |
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Mimusops hexandra Roxb. |
Family |
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Sapotaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A small to medium-sized evergreen tree with a spreading crown and straight massive bole. Bark dark grey, deeply furrowed; leaves elliptic-obovate or oblong, coriaceous; flowers solitary or in fasicles, white or pale yellow; berry ovoid or ellipsoid, c. 1.5-2.0 cm. long, reddish yellow; seed 1, rarely 2, ovoid, 1.0-1.5 cm. long, |
| Herb Effects |
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Stimulates the cardiovascular system and anticancer (aerial part); hemolytic, kills sperm and alleviates spasms (plant); demulcent and emollient (seed oil). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Saponins, hexandrone, hexandrin, taraxerol, quercetin, quercitrin and beta-sitosterol (plant). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Taraxerol |
22076-46-6 |
4,4,6a,6a,8a,11,11,1
4b-octamethyl-1,2,3,
4a,5,6,8,9,10,12,12a
,13,14,14a
-tetrade
cahydropicen-3-ol |
C30H50O |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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| Quercitrin |
6151-25-3 |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
methyl-oxa
n-2-yl)o
xy-chromen-7-one |
C21H20O11 |
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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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As a tonic and in fevers (bark); Also used in jaundice, flatulence, dyspepsia, burning sensations, helminthiasis, constipation, catarrh, bronchitis, leprosy and dipsia (plant). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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