Chenopodium ambrosioides L. |
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Botanical Name |
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Chenopodium ambrosioides L. |
English
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Mexican Tea |
Family |
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Chenopodiaceae |
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General Info
Description |
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A herb that grows to a height of 40cm. The leaves are oval (up to 4cm long and 1cm wide) and toothed. The flowers are small and green, and the seeds are very small and green when fresh and black when dry. |
Herb Effects |
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Analgesic, antiasthmatic, carminative, stomachic and vermifuge (whole plant); carminative (leaves). |
Chemistry
Active Ingredients |
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Alpha-pinene, butyric acid, geraniol, leucine, limonene, methyl-salicylate, myrcene, safrole (plant); ascaridole, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, niacin, p-cymene, riboflavin, thiamin (leaf); ferulic acid, malic acid, vanilic acid (fruit) |
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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alpha-Pinene |
80-56-8 |
2,7,7-trimethylbicyc lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene |
C10H16 |
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Butyric acid |
107-92-6 |
Butanoic acid |
C4H8O2 |
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Geraniol |
8007-13-4 |
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6 -dien-1-ol |
C10H18O |
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Leucine |
2439-37-4 |
2-dimethylamino-4-me thyl-pentanoic acid |
C8H17NO2 |
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Limonene |
9003-73-0 |
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en -2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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Methyl salicylate |
8024-54-2 |
methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate |
C8H8O3 |
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Myrcene |
2153-31-3 |
7-methyl-3-methylide ne-octa-1,6-diene |
C10H16 |
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Safrole |
Not Available |
5-prop-2-enylbenzo[1 ,3]dioxole |
C10H10O2 |
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Ascaridole |
Not Available |
4-methyl-1-propan-2- yl-7,8-dioxabicyclo[ 2.2.2]oct-2-ene |
C10H16O2 |
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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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beta Carotene |
7235-40-7 |
3,7,12,16-tetramethy l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri methyl-1-cyclohexeny l)-octadec
a-1,3,5, 7,9,11,13,15,17-nona ene |
C40H56 |
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Niacin |
99148-57-9 |
pyridine-3-carboxyli c acid |
C6H5NO2 |
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p-Cymene |
Not Available |
Dichlororuthenium; 1-methyl-5,6-dihydro -4H-pyrimidine; p-cymene |
C15H24Cl2N2Ru |
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Riboflavin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C17H21N4O9P |
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Thiamin |
59-43-8 |
2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th ia-3-azoni
acyclope nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et hanol |
C12H17N4OS+ |
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Ferulic acid |
24276-84-4 |
3-(4-hydroxy-3-metho xy-phenyl)prop-2-eno ic acid |
C10H10O4 |
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Malic acid |
Not Available |
2-hydroxybutanedioic acid |
C4H6O5 |
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Vanillic acid |
Not Available |
4-hydroxy-3-methoxy- benzoic acid |
C8H8O4 |
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Pharmacology
Medicinal Use |
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To expel parasitic worms from the body , for haemorrhoids, as a poultice to detoxify snake bites and other poisons and is thought to have wound-healing properties (herb); reduce flatulence (leaves). |
Contraindication |
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Should not be used during pregnancy and lactation. |
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