Cryptolepis buchanani ROEMER & SCHULTES |
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Botanical Name |
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Cryptolepis buchanani ROEMER & SCHULTES |
Synonym(s) |
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Cryptolepis reticulata (Roxb.) Schum. |
Family |
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Periplocaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A large evergreen shrub. Leaves opposite, elliptic-oblong, 5 to 18 cm long and 2.5 to 8 cm wide, base rounded, short-mucrunate apex, shining above and glaucous-white beneath; petioles 0.5 to 1.2 cm long. Flowers greenish-yellow borne in axillary cyme; calyx lobes 5, acute, ovate-lanceolate; corolla lobes 5, oblong-lanceolate, acute. Fruit follicles, 5 to 10 cm long, green, divaricate, tapering to a blunt point. |
| Herb Effects |
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The root has alternative, aphrodisiac, refrigerant, diuretic and tonic properties; depresses central nervous system, lowers blood pressure and antiamphetaminic (50% EtOH stem and root extract); stimulates lactation (plant). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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6-O-nicotinoyl-alpha-glucopyranose and 1.3.6-O-trinicotinoyl-L-glucopyranose (stem alkaloids); from 50% EtOH stem and root extract. |
Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For rickets and stimulating lactation (plant); cuts (latex). Used to treat polyuria, haemorrhage, gout, wounds, leprosy and jaundice. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas. |
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