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Botanical Name |
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Martynia annua L. |
English
Name |
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Devil's Claw |
Synonym(s) |
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Carpoceras angulata A. Rich., Disteria angulosa Raf., Martynia angulosa, Lam., Martynia diandra Glox. Vatkea diandra O. Hoffm. |
Family |
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Martyniaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A herbaceous, erect, branched, glandular hairy annual, 0.3 to 2 m high. Leaves opposite, broadly ovate to deltoid; base cordate, apex acute, margins repand-dentate; petioles 7 to 18 cm long. Flowers large, foxglove-shaped, pink and dark purple blotched with yellow inside, borne in 10 to 20 flowered racemes 4 to 10 cm long. Fruit hard, woody, with 2 sharp recurved hooks; seeds oblong. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antiseptic (leaf); stimulates the cardiovascular system and respiration and has effect on a nictating membrane (seed). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Apigenin, luteolin, cyanidin and pelargonidin-3-5-diglucoside (flower). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Apigenin |
520-36-5 |
4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-chrome
n-7-one |
C15H10O5 |
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| Luteolin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-ch
romen-7-one |
C15H10O6 |
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| Cyanidin |
87725-42-6 |
[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphe
nyl)-3,7-dihydroxy-c
hromen-5-ylidene]oxo
nium |
C15H11O6+ |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Scorpion sting (plant); and in epilepsy, and applied to tuberculous glands of the neck (leaf); for sore throat (juice); in inflammations (fruit); to the bites of venomous insects (Nut paste); on wounds (leaf paste); in itching and abscess (seed oil) |
| 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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