Alhagi pseudalhagi (Bieb.) Desv. |
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Botanical Name |
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Alhagi pseudalhagi (Bieb.) Desv. |
English
Name |
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Camel Thorn |
Synonym(s) |
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Alhagi camelorum Fisch. ex DC.; Alhagi maurorum Medic. |
Family |
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Fabaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A spiny shrub, 30-60 cm in height. Leaves oblong, obtuse, 1.25-3.25 cm long; flowers red in few-flowered, axillary racemes, forming panicles at the end of branches; pods 2.5-4.0 cm long, falcate or straight with 6-8 sub-reniform seeds. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antiprotozoal, antiarrhythmic, anticancer, cooling and bitter, possesses anti-bilious,
antiseptic properties, and is a laxative, diuretic, expectorant and alleviates spasms (plant); antibacterial (leaf); antibilious (plant decoction). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Rutin and quercetin (plant); alkaloids and ascorbic acids (stem and root). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Rutin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
[(3,4,5-tr
ihydroxy
-6-methyl-tetrahydro
pyran-2-yl)oxymethyl
]tetrahydropyran-2-y
l]
oxy-chromen-7-on
e trihydrate |
C27H36O19 |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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| Ascorbic Acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Rheumatism (oil); for swellings and abscesses (root decoction); for fever (leaves); as a blood coagulant (flowers); for chest pain and headache (leaf infusion) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Singh VP. Yadav B. Pandey VB. Flavanone glycosides from Alhagi pseudalhagi. Phytochemistry 1999 Jun;51(4):587-90.
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