An erect or procumbent, pubescent, perennial undershrub, up to 1 m tall. Leaves simple, ovate to oblong, serrate; flowers small, yellow, in dense, globose clusters, capsules l-seeded, enclosed in the hairy calyx.
Herb Effects
Abortifacient, laxative, febrifugal, purgative and emollient (plant); hypothermic and sedative (plant-low dosage); excitedness (plant-high dosage); antisyphilitic (root)
Adouetines X. Y and Z, franginine and frangufoline (plant).
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients
Name
CAS#
IUPAC Name
Formula
Structure
Frangufoline
19526-09-1
N-[(10E)-7-butan-2-y l-5,8-dioxo-3-propan -2-yl-2-oxa-6,9-diaz abicyclo[1
0.2.2]he xadeca-10,13,15,17-t etraen-4-yl]-2-dimet hylamino-3-phenyl-pr op
anamide
C31H42N4O4
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
For drying and healing of wounds, against cough (plant powder) and in internal bleeding and syphilis (root); in skin-eruptions and for cleansing wounds (aerial parts)
Reference
Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Health Remedies 
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