- Family:
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Umbelliferae; Apiaceae.
- Habitat:
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Kashmir at 3,900 m.
- English:
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Burnet Saxifrage, Pimpinella Root.
- Action:
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Root—carminative, stimulant, expectorant, cholagogue, diuretic, emmenagogue. Used for diarrhoea.
- Key application:
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Rhizome—in catarrhs of the upper respiratory tract. (German Commission E. Above ground parts have been included among unapproved herbs.)
The main components of the fruits and roots are isoeugenol epoxy tiglic ester, isoeugenol epoxy-2-methylbutanoic ester and 4-phenyl tiglic ester. Roots also contain pimpinellin and isopimpinellin.
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Khare, C. (2007). Pimpinella saxifraga Linn. var. dissectifolia C. B. Clarke, non-Boiss.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_1195
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