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Botanical Name |
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Buxus sempervirens L. |
English
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Common Box or European Box |
Synonym(s) |
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Buxus colchica Pojark. |
Family |
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Buxaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 1-9 m tall, with a trunk up to 20 cm diameter, exceptionally to 10 m tall and 45 cm diameter. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, green to yellow-green, oval, 15-30 mm long and 5-13 mm broad. The flowers are inconspicuous, greenish-yellow, with no petals; the fruit is a three-lobed capsule containing 3-6 seeds. |
| Herb Effects |
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Alterative, antirheumatic, cathartic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, febrifuge, oxytocic and vermifuge (leaves, bark); diaphoretic (wood) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Berbeerine (plant); linoleic acid, oleic acid (seed); tannin (leaf) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Linoleic acid |
8024-22-4 |
octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid |
C18H32O2 |
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| Oleic acid |
8046-01-3 |
octadec-9-enoic acid |
C18H34O2 |
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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, leprosy, rheumatism, epilepsy, for piles and also for toothache |
Dealers
Products
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Health Remedies 
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