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Centratherum Details & Specifications |
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| Botanical Name |
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Centytheyum anthelminticum Willd. |
| English Name |
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Centratherum |
| Hindi Name |
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Somyaj |
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| CATEGORY |
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Anthelmintic |
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| SOURCE |
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State of the part used |
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Seeds |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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| FAMILY |
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Compositaeae |
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| GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCE |
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The plant is indigenous to India and is found in following countries:-
America
India
South Africa
Sri Lanka
The plant is commonly found in wastelands near villages throughout India up to an altitude of 1800 Meters in the Himalayas.
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| IDENTIFICATION |
| Organoleptic characteristics |
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Colourless |
| Taste |
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Nauseous and bitter |
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N/A |
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| Total Ash |
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N/A |
| Moisture |
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Not more than 15 percent |
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| CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS |
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Major chemical constituents responsible for physicochemical and therapeutic action of the herb are :-
Fixed oil (About 18%)
Essential oil (About 2%)
Resin
Tannins
Phlobaphenes
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| Minor |
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The drug contains various minor chemical constituents however no specific contents have been identified yet |
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| CULTIVATION |
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It is an annual, erect and leafy herb often cultivated. The stems are 60-90 cm. high, ranched, pubescent. Leaves are lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acute, coarsely serrate more or less pubescent on both sides, base tapering into the petiole and many flowered sub-corymbose head with a linear bract near the top of the peduncle.
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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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