latakasturikam :
Phytochemistry:
The fatty oil of seeds contain phospholipids as 2 - cephalin, phosphatidylserine and
its plasmalogen and phosphatidyl choline plasmalogen. Absolute contains farnesol and
ambrettolic acid lactone. b- sitosterol and its b- d - glucosides are isolated from leaves.
Petals contain b-sitosterol, flavonoid myricetin and its glucoside. Anthocyanins like
cyanidin - 3 - sambubioside and cyanidin - 3 - glucoside are present in the flowers. (Chopra
and Nayar, 1980)
PHARMACOLOGY:
Seeds are aphrodisiac, antispasmodic, diuretic, demulcent, antiseptic, stomachic,
tonic, carminative, antihysteric, antidiarrhoeal, ophthalmic, cardiac and antivenum.
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