Pimpinella saxifraga Linn. |
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Botanical Name |
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Pimpinella saxifraga Linn. |
English
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Burnet Saxifrage |
Family |
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Apiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A biennial or perennial herb with a strong odor. Leaflets are more numerous, five to ten pairs, and shorter than thoseof the Great Burnet. The umbrella-shaped flowers in each head bear crimson tufted stigmas, the lower ones thirty to forty stamens, with very long, drooping filaments; fruit is a double achene. |
| Herb Effects |
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Expectorant and prevents stones in the urinary tract; aromatic, acrid, pungent, diuretic and diaphoretic (dried root); antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, resolvent and stomachic (leaves and root) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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An essential oil, pimpinellin, saponins, tannins and coumarin derivatives. |
| Chemistry
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IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Pimpinellin |
131-12-4 |
Not Available |
C13H10O5 |
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Pharmacology
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Disorders of the upper respiratory tract, including asthma (mainly used as a last resort), inflammations of the urinary tract and preventing stones there; also in healing wounds; for soothing coughs or the effects of laryngitis, bronchitis, for wounds, bleeding of nose and headache (root) |
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 Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.
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