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Peumus boldus Molina


Botanical Name	:	Peumus boldus Molina
English Name	:	Boldo
Family	:	Monimiaceae

General Info

Description

An evergreen shrub. Leaves are opposite, sessile, about 2 inches long entire, and colour when dried red brown, coriaceous, prominent midrib, a number of small glands on their surface. The flowers are in loose, terminal, dioecious cymes of about 12 flowers each, on slender, pubescent pedicles. The petals are generally 7, strap-shape, and about 1/2 inch long, of a light-yellow color, and somewhat twisted. The male flower has numerous recurved stamens, with slender filaments, which are hairy at the base. The fruit is a small orange-green, 1-seeded drupe, which is aromatic and edible.

Herb Effects

Analgesic, antiseptic (urinary), bitter, cholagogue, diuretic, stimulant and tonic (leaves).

Links

Tropical Plant Database
Botanical.com
Boldo leaves
Plants for a Future
Boldo
The American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy
King's American Dispensatory

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

1,8-cineole, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpineol, ascaridole, benzaldehyde, benzyl-benzoate, beta-pinene, boldine, bornyl-acetate, camphene, camphor, choline, coumarin, cuminaldehyde, eugenol, farnesol, gamma-terpinene, isoboldine, limonene, methyl-eugenol, p-cymene, sabinene, sparteine, tannin, terpinen-4-ol (leaf); 2-tridecanone, 2-undecanone, reticuline (plant)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

1,8-Cineole

8024-53-1

2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e

C₁₀H₁₈O

alpha-Pinene

80-56-8

2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Terpineol

10482-56-1

2-(4-methyl-1-cycloh
ex-3-enyl)propan-2-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

Ascaridole

Not Available

4-methyl-1-propan-2-
yl-7,8-dioxabicyclo[
2.2.2]oct-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆O₂

Benzaldehyde

100-52-7

benzaldehyde

C₇H₆O

Benzyl benzoate

120-51-4

benzyl benzoate

C₁₄H₁₂O₂

beta-Pinene

23089-32-9

6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane

C₁₀H₁₆

Bornyl acetate

20347-65-3

(1,7,7-trimethylnorb
ornan-2-yl) acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Camphene

5794-04-7

2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane

C₁₀H₁₆

Camphor

8022-77-3

1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

Choline

67-48-1

2-hydroxyethyl-trime
thyl-ammonium

C₅H₁₄NO+

Coumarin

60094-90-8

6-(1,2-dihydroxy-3-m
ethyl-but-3-enyl)-7-
methoxy-chromen-2-on
e

C₁₅H₁₆O₅

Cuminaldehyde

122-03-2

4-propan-2-ylbenzald
ehyde

C₁₀H₁₂O

Eugenol

97-53-0

2-methoxy-4-prop-2-e
nyl-phenol

C₁₀H₁₂O₂

Farnesol

Not Available

3,7,11-trimethyldode
ca-2,6,10-trien-1-ol

C₁₅H₂₆O

gamma-Terpinene

99-85-4

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,4-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

Limonene

9003-73-0

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

p-Cymene

Not Available

Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene

C₁₅H₂₄C_l2N₂Ru

Sabinene

3387-41-5

4-methylidene-1-prop
an-2-yl-bicyclo[3.1.
0]hexane

C₁₀H₁₆

Sparteine

26071-07-8

N,2-dihydroxy-3-meth
yl-benzamide

C₈H₉NO₃

Tannin

1401-55-4

Not Available

C₂₇H₂₂O₁₈

Terpinen-4-ol

Not Available

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohex-3-en-1-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

2-Tridecanone

Not Available

tridecan-2-one

C₁₃H₂₆O

2-undecanone

Not Available

undecan-2-one

C₁₁H₂₂O

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

To expel intestinal worms, for treating insomnia, rheumatism, cystitis, colds, hepatitis, constipation, flatulence, poor digestion, earaches, gallstones and liver or gallbladder pain (plant).

Contraindication

Contraindicated in serious hepatosis, and obstruction of the bile duct. Boldo has shown abortive properties and caused fetal birth defects in animal studies and therefore should not be used during pregnancy or while breast-feeding.

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