Manaca
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Botanical Name |
Brunfelsia hopeana |
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Family |
Solanaceae |
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Other Names |
Vegetable mercury |
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Native to |
South America, West Indies |
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Parts Used |
Root |
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Actions |
Alterative, anti-rheumatic, diuretic |
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Constituents |
Sterodial glycosides based on spirostanol, furastanol Coumarins –scopoletin glucopyranoside, aesculetin Lignans –pinoresinol diglucoside Alkaloid manaceine, gelsemic acid |