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Swertia chirata  (ROXB. EX. FLEM.) KAR.

   

Botanical Name

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Swertia chirata (ROXB. EX. FLEM.) KAR.

English Name

:

Chirata Brown

Synonym(s)

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Swertia chirayita (Roxb. ex Flem.) Karst.

Family

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Gentianaceae

 

General Info

Description

The plant is an erect annual. The stems are robust, branching, cylindrical below and 4-angled upwards, containing a large pith; the leaves are broadly lanceolate, 5-nerved and sub-sessile; the flowers occur in large panicles, are lurid greenish yellow, tinged with purple; the capsules are egg-shaped, many-sided, sharp-pointed; the seeds are smooth and many- angled.

Herb Effects

Bitter tonic, stomachic, febrifuge, anthelmintic, appetizer, laxative, alterative, antidiarrhoeic, antiperiodic.

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Beta-amyrin, gentianine, gentiopicrin, lupeol, mangiferin, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, swerchirin, swertianin, tannin (plant)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
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CAS#

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Formula

Structure

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Beta-Amyrin 559-70-6 4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,1
4b-octamethyl-1,2,3,
4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,1
2a,14,14a- tetradec
ahydropicen-3-ol
C30H50O Click Here To Enlarge
Gentianine 439-89-4 10-ethenyl-8-oxa-4-a
zabicyclo[4.4.0]deca
-2,4,11-trien-7-one
C10H9NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Gentiopicrin Not Available (9S,10R)-10-ethenyl-
9-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-
3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(
hydroxymet hyl)oxan
-2-yl]oxy-4,8-dioxab
icyclo[4.4.0]deca-1,
6-dien-5-one
C16H20O9 Click Here To Enlarge
Lupeol Not Available Not Available C30H50O Click Here To Enlarge
Mangiferin 99331-60-9 1,3,6,7-tetrahydroxy
-2-[(3S,4R,5R,6R)-3,
4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hy
droxymethy l)oxan-2
-yl]xanthen-9-one
C19H18O11 Click Here To Enlarge
Oleic acid 8046-01-3 octadec-9-enoic acid C18H34O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Palmitic acid 66321-94-6 Hexadecanoic acid C16H32O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Stearic acid 82497-27-6 octadecanoic acid C18H36O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Swerchirin 521-65-3 1,8-dihydroxy-3,5-di
methoxy-xanthen-9-on
e
C15H12O6 Click Here To Enlarge
Swertianin Not Available 1,2,8-trihydroxy-6-m
ethoxy-xanthen-9-one
C14H10O6 Click Here To Enlarge
Tannin 1401-55-4 Not Available C27H22O18 Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

As tonic to heart, liver and eyes, resolvent, drying, astringent, liquifying, balgham, cough, scanty urine, melancholia, dropsy, sciatia, skin diseases. An excellent drug for intermittent fevers, skin diseases, intestinal worms, bronchial asthma, burning of the body, regulating the bowels.

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