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Botanical Name |
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Ononis spinosa L. |
English
Name |
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Spiny Restharrow |
Synonym(s) |
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Ononis campestris Koch.&Ziz., Ononis arvensis L |
Family |
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Fabaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Low-growing rhizomatous spinous shrub (usually under 0.5 m tall) with hyacinth-like flowerheads; fruit is a hairy pod. The root is more or less flattened, twisted and slightly branched; from 10 to 60 cm. in length and 1 to 2 cm. in thickness; externally it is grayish-brown, deeply wrinkled |
| Herb Effects |
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Antitussive, aperient, diuretic and lithontripic (roots, leaves, flowers) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Glycosidic iso-flavonoids, onogenin, formononetin, alpha-onocerin and an essential oil. |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Formononetin |
485-72-3 |
4-hydroxy-3-(4-metho
xyphenyl)-chromen-7-
one |
C16H12O4 |
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| alpha-Onocerin |
Not Available |
5-[2-(6-hydroxy-5,5,
8a-trimethyl-2-methy
lidene-decalin-1-yl)
ethyl]-1,1
,4a-trim
ethyl-6-methylidene-
decalin-2-ol |
C30H50O2 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For inflammations of the urinary tract and bladder, in colic (due to stones), swolen areas and rheumatism and chronic skin disorders |
| Reference |
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 Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.
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