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Botanical Name |
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Prunella vulgaris L. |
English
Name |
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Self-Heal |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Erect aromatic herb covered with hairs and standing as high as 1.5 m. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antirheumatic, antiseptic, hypothermic and antidiuretic (plant); mouth antiseptic (plant infusion); hypotensive, antiviral, analgesic, antidiarrheal, antiemetic, antispasmodic, astringent, purifies the blood, carminative, laxative, diuretic, emetic and sedative. |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Betulinic acid (root, shoot); cyanidin, delphinidin, hyperoside (flower); oleanolic acid, rutin, tannin, ursolic acid (plant); rosmarinic acid (flower, leaf, plant) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Betulinic acid |
4481-62-3 |
Not Available |
C30H46O3 |
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| Cyanidin |
87725-42-6 |
[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphe
nyl)-3,7-dihydroxy-c
hromen-5-ylidene]oxo
nium |
C15H11O6+ |
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| Delphinidin |
528-53-0 |
[3,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,
4,5-trihydroxyphenyl
)-chromen-5-ylidene]
oxonium ch
loride |
C15H11ClO7 |
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| Hyperoside |
482-36-0 |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme
thyl)oxa
n-2-yl]oxy-chromen-7
-one |
C21H20O12 |
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| Oleanolic acid |
508-02-1 |
10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-tetradecahydr
opicene-4a-carboxyli
c acid |
C30H48O3 |
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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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| Tannin |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
C27H22O18 |
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| Ursolic acid |
77-52-1 |
10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12, |
C30H48O3 |
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| Rosmarinic acid |
537-15-5 |
3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-2-[3-(3,4-dihydr
oxyphenyl)prop-2-eno
yloxy]prop
anoic
acid |
C18H16O8 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Hemorrhoids (leaf); as a tonic, antirheumatic, in diarrhea, fever, asthma and cough (plant); sore mouth (plant infusion). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas.
Grieve M. A Modern Herbal (1931) (www.botanical.com).
Johnson T. CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference (www.herbweb.com/herbage). |
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