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Botanical Name |
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Apocynum cannabinum L. |
English
Name |
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Indian hemp |
Synonym(s) |
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Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. |
Family |
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Apocynaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A perennial herbaceous plant grows up to 2 meters tall. The stems are reddish and contain a milky latex capable of causing skin blisters. The leaves are opposite, simple broad lanceolate, 7-15 cm long and 3-5 cm broad, entire, and smooth on top with white hairs on the underside. The flowers are produced in mid summer, with large sepals, and a five-lobed white corolla. |
| Herb Effects |
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Cardiotonic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic and expectorant (root) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Alpha-amyrin, cymarin, harmalol, lupeol, oleanolic acid (root); tannin (plant) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| alpha-Amyrin |
638-95-9 |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,1
4b-octamethyl-2,3,4a
,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,
12a,14,14a
-tetrade
cahydro-1H-picen-3-o
l |
C30H50O |
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| Cymarin |
88195-73-7 |
(3S,5S)-5,14-dihydro
xy-3-[(2S,4S,5R,6R)-
5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-
6-methyl-o
xan-2-yl
]oxy-13-methyl-17-(5
-oxo-2H-furan-3-yl)-
2,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,12,
15
,16,17-dodecahyd
ro-1H-cyclopenta[a]p
henanthrene-10-carba
ldehyde |
C30H44O9 |
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| Harmalol |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C12H12N2O |
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| Lupeol |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O |
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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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| Tannin |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
C27H22O18 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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To treat syphilis, rheumatism, intestinal worms, fever, asthma, and dysentery (plant). |
Dealers
Products
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Health Remedies 
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