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Botanical Name |
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Salvia plebeia R. Br. |
English
Name |
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Sage weed |
Synonym(s) |
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Salvia brachiata Roxb., Salvia parviflora Roxb. |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A stout pubescent annual, 15-50 cm tall. Stem squaregrooved; leaves oblong-lanceolate, irregularly crenate, base often decurrent into the petiole; flowers white or lilac, in paniculate-spicate racemes; nutlets very minute, ellipsoid. |
| Herb Effects |
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Anthelmintic, diuretic, astringent, stimulates the central nervous system, antihepatotoxic and hypothermic (plant); antidiarrheal and alleviates spasms (seed); relieves toothache pain (leaf). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Salvitin, sitosterol and oleanolic acid (flower); nepetin (flower and plant); hispidulin (plant). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| 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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| 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-t
etradecahydropicene-
4a-carboxylic acid |
C30H48O3 |
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| Nepetin |
520-11-6 |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-
methoxy-chromen-4-on
e |
C16H12O7 |
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| Hispidulin |
1447-88-7 |
4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-6-meth
oxy-chromen-7-one |
C16H12O6 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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As an anthelmintic, diuretic and astringent (plant); for alleviating spasms and as a tonic, in treating diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, menorrhagia and haemorrhoids (seed); relieving toothache pain (leaf). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas. |
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