A suffrutescent herb, 45-60 cm. high. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acumiante, long-attenuate at base; flowers white, in sub-umbellate cymes; fruits compressed, coriaceous; seeds numerous, angular, pale brown.
Herb Effects
Antiviral, anticancer (leaf); sedative and laxative (bark of root); stomachic (decoction of roots, leaves and bark)
Chemistry
Active Ingredients
10-methoxycamptothecin and camptochecin (leaf)
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients
Name
CAS#
IUPAC Name
Formula
Structure
10-Methoxycamptothecin
19685-10-0
Not Available
C21H18N2O5
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
As a snakebite antidote, laxative and tonic (to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract) (root); for dressing ulcers, herpes (leaves)
Reference
Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Health Remedies 
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