Operculina turpethum (L.) S. MANSO |
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Botanical Name |
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Operculina turpethum (L.) S. MANSO |
English
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Turpeth, Indian Jalap and St. Thomas Lidpod |
Synonym(s) |
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Ipomoea turpethum R. Br., Convolvulus turpethum. Linn. |
Family |
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Convolvulaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A large perennial twiner with milky juice and fleshy branched. The leaves are very variable in shape; the flowers are tubular-campanulate, white, in few flowered cymes; the capsules globose with 4 or less, dull black, glabrous seeds. |
| Herb Effects |
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Laxative (resin and root) and antiinflammatory (root); purgative (root-bark) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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A glycosidic resin, alpha and beta-turpethin, a volatile oil and coumarin (plant). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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IUPAC Name |
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| Coumarin |
60094-90-8 |
6-(1,2-dihydroxy-3-m
ethyl-but-3-enyl)-7-
methoxy-chromen-2-on
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C15H16O5 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Snakebite antidote and scorpion sting (root); dropsy, gout, chronic constipation, arthritis, jaundice, depression, leprosy and spleen enlargement, for giddiness, vomiting and fainting; for the treatment of piles (leaves); |
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Moderate doses can cause loose stools and vomiting. |
| Reference |
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 Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
The Himalaya Drug Company. |
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