Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl. |
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Botanical Name |
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Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl. |
Family |
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Verbenaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An erect, undershrub or shrub, 1.2-2.4 m in height Bark brown, thin, smooth; leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate, stellate-tomentose beneath; flowers rose-pink, in cymes; drupes white. |
| Herb Effects |
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As diuretic (seed); aromatic and stomachic (oil) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Calliterpenone and its monoacetate, oleanolic acid |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Oleanolic acid |
508-02-1 |
10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-tetradecahydr
opicene-4a-carboxyli
c acid |
C30H48O3 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In rheumatic pains (leaves); oral ulcers (seeds paste); in leprosy (seed); in gonorrhoea (bark); to treat indigestion (root juice); to treat boils on the tongue (fruits) |
| Reference |
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 Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
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