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Botanical Name |
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Tropaeolum majus Linn. |
English
Name |
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Nasturtium |
Family |
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Tropaeolaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A succulent, vigorously growing, climbing annual or perennial herb. Leaves nearly orbicular, peltate, undulated-angled, zigzagly long-petioled; flowers large, in shades of yellow to orange, red, scarlet, maroon, creamy white, sometimes striped and spotted with red or brown; schizocarps, 3-seeded, rugose, aromatic. |
| Herb Effects |
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Kills bacteria, antifungal, antiseptic, aperient, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, laxative and stimulant (leaves); antibiotic (plant) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Benzylisothiocyanate (yielded after fruit ferments); ascorbic acid (flowers, leaf, plant); beta-carotene, niacin, oxalic acid, riboflavin, thiamin (shoot); chlorogenic acid (pericarp); erucic acid (seed); isoquercitrin (leaf); lutein, zeaxanthin (flower) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Benzyl isothiocyanate |
622-78-6 |
isothiocyanatomethyl
benzene |
C8H7NS |
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| Ascorbic Acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| beta-Carotene |
Not Available |
3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec
a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene |
C40H56 |
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| Niacin |
99148-57-9 |
Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid |
C6H5NO2 |
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| Oxalic acid |
553-91-3 |
Oxalic acid |
C2H2O4 |
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| Riboflavin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C17H21N4O9P |
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| Thiamin |
59-43-8 |
2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni
acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol |
C12H17N4OS+ |
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| Chlorogenic acid |
327-97-9 |
3-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyp
henyl)prop-2-enoylox
y]-1,4,5-trihydroxy-
cyclohexan
e-1-carb
oxylic acid |
C16H18O9 |
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| Erucic acid |
1072-39-5 |
docos-13-enoic acid |
C22H42O2 |
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| Isoquercitrin |
21637-25-2 |
3-[5-(1,2-dihydroxye
thyl)-3,4-dihydroxy-
oxolan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3
,4-dihydro
xyphenyl
)-4,5-dihydroxy-chro
men-7-one |
C21H20O12 |
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| Lutein |
34445-91-5 |
4-[18-(4-hydroxy-2,6
,6-trimethyl-1-cyclo
hexenyl)-3,7,12,16-t
etramethyl
-octadec
a-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15
,17-nonaenyl]-3,5,5-
trimethyl-cyclohex-2
-e
n-1-ol |
C40H56O2 |
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| Zeaxanthin |
Not Available |
4-[18-(4-hydroxy-2,6
,6-trimethyl-1-cyclo
hexenyl)-3,7,12,16-t
etramethyl
-octadec
a-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15
,17-nonaenyl]-3,5,5-
trimethyl-cyclohex-3
-e
n-1-ol |
C40H56O2 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For infections of the upper respiratory tracts, for sores, genito-urinary diseases, scurvy and poor skin and hair conditions (plant); Externally used is used in the treatment of baldness, minor injuries and skin eruptions. |
| Reference |
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 Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.
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