Luvunga scandens (Roxb.) Buch |
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Botanical Name |
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Luvunga scandens (Roxb.) Buch |
Family |
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Rutaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A strong woody climber with recurved spines. Leaves trifoliolate: leaflets lanceolate, thickly coriaceous; flowers white, fragrant; fruit oblong, 25.0 mm. x 20.0 mm., yellowish, with smooth aromatic peel and resinous, odoriferous pulp; seeds 1-3, ovoid. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antifungal (essential oil) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Cineole, methyl cinnamate and cinnamyl cinnamate (essential oil); myricolol, taraxerol and myricardiol (bark). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Cineole |
8024-53-1 |
2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e |
C10H18O |
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| Taraxasterol |
1059-14-9 |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,12,14b-
heptamethyl-11-methy
lidene-1,2,3,4a,5,6,
6a,7,8,9,1
0,12,12a
,13,14,14a-hexadecah
ydropicen-3-ol |
C30H50O |
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| Methyl cinnamate |
Not Available |
methyl
3-phenylprop-2-enoat
e |
C10H10O2 |
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| Cinnamyl cinnamate |
122-69-0 |
cinnamyl
3-phenylprop-2-enoat
e |
C18H16O2 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Scorpion sting and dermatophytosis (fruit and root) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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