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Botanical Name |
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Salix caprea Linn. |
English
Name |
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The Sallow, Goat Willow |
Family |
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Salicaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A large shrub or a small tree, up to 10 m high and 1.2 m in girth. Bark dark grey or yellowish brown; leaves variable, broadly ovate to oblong-orbicular; flowers in catkins, male catkins sweet-scented. |
| Herb Effects |
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As an anodyne and febrifuge (bark); aphrodisiac, cordial and stimulant (flowers) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Saligenin, (±)-gallocatechin, rutin, and quercetin (leaves); |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Saligenin |
Not Available |
2-(hydroxymethyl)phe
nol |
C7H8O2 |
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| Rutin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
[(3,4,5-tr
ihydroxy
-6-methyl-tetrahydro
pyran-2-yl)oxymethyl
]tetrahydropyran-2-y
l]
oxy-chromen-7-on
e trihydrate |
C27H36O19 |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For fevers (leaves); headaches and ophthalmia (flowers). A gum and the juice of the trees are used to increase visual powers. |
| Reference |
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 Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
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