General Info

Description

Shrub

Herb Effects

Hypothermic and stimulates the central nervous system (aerial part)

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Beta-amyrin, beta-sitosterol and friedelin (root oil).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name CAS# IUPAC Name Formula Structure beta-Amyrin 559-70-6 4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,1 4b-octamethyl-1,2,3, 4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,1 2a,14,14a- tetradec ahydropicen-3-ol C30H50O 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 Friedelin 559-74-0 4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,11, 14a-octamethyl-2,4,5 ,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12 a,13,14,14 b-tetrad ecahydro-1H-picen-3- one C30H50O

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Hemorrhoids and burns (leaf); in debility (root).

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.

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