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Botanical Name |
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Mercurialis annua L. |
English
Name |
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Annual Mercury |
Family |
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Euphorbiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An herbaceous European plant, 0.2–0.6 m high. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antilactagogue, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, emollient,laxative, purgative, vermifuge (whole plant). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Isorhamnetin, rutin, xylose (plant); methyl-amine (seed); tannin (root) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Isorhamnetin |
480-19-3 |
3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(
4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
phenyl)-chromen-7-on
e |
C16H12O7 |
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| Rutin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
[(3,4,5-tr
ihydroxy
-6-methyl-tetrahydro
pyran-2-yl)oxymethyl
]tetrahydropyran-2-y
l]
oxy-chromen-7-on
e trihydrate |
C27H36O19 |
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| Xylose |
25990-60-7 |
Oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol |
C5H10O5 |
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| Tannin |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
C27H22O18 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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To treat women's complaints, ear and eye problems, warts, sores, rheumatism, dropsy, diarrhoea and disorders of the gall bladder and liver (plant) |
Dealers
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