Euphorbia dracunculoides Lam. |
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Botanical Name |
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Euphorbia dracunculoides Lam. |
Synonym(s) |
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Euphorbia angustifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don |
Family |
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Euphorbiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A much branched annual, 12-18 in. high, with sessile, linear-lanceolate leaves; capsules 3-4 mm. in diam. containing ellipsoid seeds, 3 mm. long. |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Sitosterol, myristic, palmitic, stearic, arachidic, behenic, linolenic, linoleic, and oleic acid (oil); kaempferol, quercetin, quercetin-3-O-ß-D-glucopyranosyl (1-4)-O-a-L-rhamno-pyranoside |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Myristic Acid |
Not Available |
Hexane |
C6H14 |
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| Palmitic acid |
66321-94-6 |
Hexadecanoic acid |
C16H32O2 |
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| Stearic acid |
82497-27-6 |
Octadecanoic acid |
C18H36O2 |
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| Arachidic acid |
94266-33-8 |
icosanoic acid |
C20H40O2 |
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| Behenic acid |
7211-53-2 |
docosanoic acid |
C22H44O2 |
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| Linolenic acid |
94138-91-7 |
octadeca-9,12,15-tri
enoic acid |
C18H30O2 |
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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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| Kaempferol |
80714-53-0 |
3-[3-[4,5-dihydroxy-
6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme
thyl)oxa
n-2-yl]oxy-oxan-2-yl
]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6
-(hydroxymethyl)oxan
-2
-yl]oxy-4,5-dihy
droxy-2-(4-hydroxyph
enyl)-chromen-7-one |
C33H40O21 |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For removing warts (capsules) |
| Reference |
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 Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
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