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Broom Details & Specifications |
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| Botanical Name |
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Cytisus scoparius Linn. |
| English Name |
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Broom |
| Hindi Name |
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Broom |
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| CATEGORY |
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Diuretic |
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| SOURCE |
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State of the part used |
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Whole Herb |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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| FAMILY |
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Leguminoceae |
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| GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCE |
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The plant is indigenous to Europe and is found in following countries:-
Central Europe
England
France
India
Scandinavia
Scotland
This is a wild growing shrub indigenous to England and grows all over temperate Europe and northern Asia and found in abundance on sandy pastures and heaths. Its long, slender, erect and tough branches grow in large close fascicles making it suitable for making of broom. The local names of Basam, Bisom, Bizzom, Breeam, Browme, Brum and Green Broom have all been given it in reference to the habit of making brooms of it. The generic name of Cytisus is said to be a corruption of the name of a Greek island Cythnus where it is available in plenty. It had a place in the London Pharmacopoeia of 1618 and is included in the present British Pharmacopoeia.
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| IDENTIFICATION |
| Organoleptic characteristics |
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| Odour |
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Whole plant has a strong and peculiar odour especially when bruised which almost entirely disappears on drying |
| Taste |
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Bitter |
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various sizes |
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N/A |
| Moisture |
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N/A |
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| CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS |
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Major chemical constituents responsible for physicochemical and therapeutic action of the herb are:-
Sparteine
Scoparin
Crystalline glycoside
Volatile oil
Tannin
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| Minor |
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Minor chemical constituents of this herb affecting color, odour, taste and stability are:-
Fat
Sugar
Chlorophyll
Alkaloid ? Sparteine
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| CULTIVATION |
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N/A |
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| STORAGE |
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To maintain physicochemical properties and medicinal values of the herb it is recommended to maintain following storage conditions:-
Air tight containers
Protection from light
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