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Niphogeton ternata

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Internal ID UUID643ff68401005253760058
Scientific name Niphogeton ternata
Authority (Willd. ex Schult.) Mathias & Constance
First published in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 23: 409 (1951)

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The leaves of Rosmarinus officinalis have long been prepared as infusions in Europe, where herbalists note the “cup of rosemary” after meals for digestion and mental freshness (Hippocrates; modern pharmacopoeias), in North Africa, where Morocco’s berbère mint-rosemary tea adds a clarifying herb to the mint brew (Le Floc’h, 1983), and among the Akan of Ghana, where Rosetta africana includes fresh sprigs for scent and stomach comfort (Veitch and Ainaddou, 1995). In southern Europe and Argentina, the aerial parts are also macerated in oil for several weeks to make a light, aromatic massage oil used on aching joints (John Gerard, 1597; modern herbal practice).

One simple recipe is a mild tea. Use about one level teaspoon of dried leaves or two teaspoons of fresh minced leaves per cup of near‑boiling water. Cover and steep five to eight minutes; sip one to two cups daily. Keep the infusion pleasant and drink no more than three cups in a day. For a 1:5 ethanol tincture, pack dried aerial parts lightly in a jar and pour 45% ethanol until covered; macerate in a cool, dark place for two weeks with a daily shake, then strain through fine cloth. A common adult dose is one to two milliliters taken once or twice daily. Although culinary use is safe, concentrated extracts are not advised during pregnancy or breastfeeding without guidance; people on anticoagulants should consult a professional because rosemary contains coumarin constituents.

The activity of rosemary preparations is linked to well‑known phytochemicals found across cultivars: rosmarinic acid and carnosic acid for antioxidant and anti‑inflammatory effects, plus camphor and borneol with characteristic aroma. These compounds explain the plant’s traditional roles as a stomach‑soothing and mildly stimulating aromatic, and its widespread use in infusions, macerations, and topical oils.

Today, rosemary leaves and extracts appear in modern culinary products, dietary supplements, and cosmetics, while field studies continue to study antioxidant effects and shelf‑life benefits in foods (Newall et al., 1996).

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Laserpitium ternatum Willd. ex Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 555 (1820)
Ligusticum ternatum Willd. ex Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 555 (1820)
Apium montanum Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 17 (1821)
Apium ranunculifolium Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 18 (1821)
Apium ternatum Thell. Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Neuchatel 5(2): 393. 1914 [1913]
Apium ternatum var. ranunculifolium Thell. Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Neuchâtel 5: 394 (1913 publ. 1914)
Apium montanum subsp. ranunculifolium (Kunth) Drude Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 185 (1898)
Oreosciadium montanum var. ranunculifolium (Kunth) Wedd. Chlor. Andina 2: 205. 1861 [1857 publ. Apr 1861] Castel. Exped. Am. Sud. pt. 6
Oreosciadium montanum Wedd. Chlor. Andina 2: 204 (1861)
Niphogeton ternata var. orientalis Mathias & Constance Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 23: 411 (1951)
Apium ternatum var. genuinum H.Wolff Pflanzenr. (Engler) [Heft 90] 4, Fam. 228: 51. 1927

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  • Southern America
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador

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World Flora Online wfo-0000382588
Tropicos 1703390
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:170084-2
The Plant List kew-2385406
Open Tree Of Life 56641
NCBI Taxonomy 681593
IPNI 170084-2
iNaturalist 854657
GBIF 6027394
CMAUP NPO16027

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Targeting matrix metalloproteases: A promising strategy for herbal medicines to treat rheumatoid arthritis Li RL, Duan HX, Liang Q, Huang YL, Wang LY, Zhang Q, Wu CJ, Liu SQ, Peng W Front Immunol 09-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9682071
doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.1046810
PMID:36439173
Astonishing diversity—the medicinal plant markets of Bogotá, Colombia Bussmann RW, Paniagua Zambrana NY, Romero C, Hart RE J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 20-Jun-2018
PMCID:PMC6011411
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0241-8
PMID:29925407
Phytoregionalisation of the Andean páramo Peyre G, Balslev H, Font X PeerJ 01-Jun-2018
PMCID:PMC5985761
doi:10.7717/peerj.4786
PMID:29868254
Imperatorin–pharmacological meaning and analytical clues: profound investigation Kozioł E, Skalicka-Woźniak K Phytochem Rev 20-Feb-2016
PMCID:PMC4939159
doi:10.1007/s11101-016-9456-2
PMID:27453708
Chemical constituents from the colombian medicinal plant Niphogeton ternata. Duan H, Takaishi Y, Fujimoto Y, Garzon C, Osorio C, Duque C Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 01-Jan-2002
doi:10.1248/CPB.50.115
PMID:11824570

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols
(3R)-8-[(2R,3S)-3-heptyloxiran-2-yl]oct-1-en-4,6-diyn-3-ol 126312 Click to see CCCCCCCC1C(O1)CC#CC#CC(C=C)O 260.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
(3S)-8-[(2R,3R)-3-heptyloxiran-2-yl]oct-1-en-4,6-diyn-3-ol 71623350 Click to see 260.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
8-[(2R,3R)-3-heptyloxiran-2-yl]oct-1-en-4,6-diyn-3-ol 10825263 Click to see CCCCCCCC1C(O1)CC#CC#CC(C=C)O 260.40 unknown via CMAUP database
8-[(2R,3S)-3-Heptyloxiran-2-yl]oct-1-en-4,6-diyn-3-ol 10730081 Click to see CCCCCCCC1C(O1)CC#CC#CC(C=C)O 260.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
9,10-Epoxy-heptadeca-1-en-4,6-diyn-3-ol 5283280 Click to see 260.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols / Long-chain fatty alcohols
(3R,8S,9E)-heptadeca-1,9-dien-4,6-diyne-3,8-diol 56935895 Click to see 260.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(3S,8R)-heptadeca-1,9-dien-4,6-diyne-3,8-diol 131954651 Click to see CCCCCCCC=CC(C#CC#CC(C=C)O)O 260.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
(E,R)-Heptadeca-1,9-dien-4,6-diyne-3-ol 56935896 Click to see 244.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
(S)-Falcarinol 5469789 Click to see 244.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
[(3S,8R,9Z)-3-hydroxyheptadeca-1,9-dien-4,6-diyn-8-yl] acetate 163195363 Click to see CCCCCCCC=CC(C#CC#CC(C=C)O)OC(=O)C 302.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
[(3S,8S,9Z)-3-hydroxyheptadeca-1,9-dien-4,6-diyn-8-yl] acetate 163047767 Click to see 302.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
1,9-Heptadecadiene-4,6-diyne-3,8-diol 6436239 Click to see 260.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
3-Hydroxyheptadeca-1,9-dien-4,6-diyn-8-yl acetate 75007561 Click to see CCCCCCCC=CC(C#CC#CC(C=C)O)OC(=O)C 302.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Falcarindiol 5281148 Click to see 260.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Heptadeca-1,9-dien-4,6-diyn-3-ol 3322 Click to see 244.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Heptadeca-1,9-dien-4,6-diyne-3,8-diol 3321 Click to see CCCCCCCC=CC(C#CC#CC(C=C)O)O 260.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Panaxynol 5281149 Click to see 244.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
[(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,12aR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl] (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate 21160891 Click to see 556.90 unknown via CMAUP database
Alpha-Amyrin 73170 Click to see 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
alpha-Amyrin acetate 92842 Click to see 468.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Beta-Amyrin 73145 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Beta-Amyrin Acetate 92156 Click to see 468.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Npc133429 5471661 Click to see 556.90 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cycloartanols and derivatives
[(1S,3R,6S,8R,11S,12S,15R,16R)-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-15-[(2R)-6-methyl-5-methylideneheptan-2-yl]-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl] (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate 102216743 Click to see 570.90 unknown via CMAUP database
24-Methylenecycloartanol 94204 Click to see 440.70 unknown via CMAUP database
24-Methylenecycloartanol acetate 13151740 Click to see CC(C)C(=C)CCC(C)C1CCC2(C1(CCC34C2CCC5C3(C4)CCC(C5(C)C)OC(=O)C)C)C 482.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Cycloeucalenol 101690 Click to see CC1C2CCC3C4(CCC(C4(CCC35C2(C5)CCC1O)C)C(C)CCC(=C)C(C)C)C 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
(+)-Obtusifoliol 65252 Click to see 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Hydroxysteroids / 16-hydroxysteroids
2-[(1S,2S,4aR,4bS,6aR,12aR)-1,4a,4b,6a,9,9-hexamethyl-2-propan-2-yl-3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,12a-decahydro-2H-chrysen-1-yl]ethanol 101630935 Click to see CC(C)C1CCC2(C(C1(C)CCO)CCC3=C4CC(CCC4(CCC32C)C)(C)C)C 414.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Oxosteroids / 16-oxosteroids
2-[(1S,2S,4aR,4bS,6aR,12aR)-1,4a,4b,6a,9,9-hexamethyl-2-propan-2-yl-3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,12a-decahydro-2H-chrysen-1-yl]acetaldehyde 101630930 Click to see CC(C)C1CCC2(C(C1(C)CC=O)CCC3=C4CC(CCC4(CCC32C)C)(C)C)C 412.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(3S,8R,9R,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol 11870456 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 414.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organohalogen compounds / Halohydrins / Chlorohydrins
(3R,8S,9S,10R)-10-chloroheptadec-1-en-4,6-diyne-3,8,9-triol 162846774 Click to see 312.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
(3S,8R,9R,10S)-10-chloroheptadec-1-en-4,6-diyne-3,8,9-triol 162846773 Click to see CCCCCCCC(C(C(C#CC#CC(C=C)O)O)O)Cl 312.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
10-Chloro-1-heptadecene-4,6-diyne-3,8,9-triol 10870699 Click to see CCCCCCCC(C(C(C#CC#CC(C=C)O)O)O)Cl 312.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Epoxides
(2R,3S)-2-ethyl-3-heptyloxirane 131847730 Click to see CCCCCCCC1C(O1)CC 170.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Psoralens
(+)-9-(3-Chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutoxy)-7H-furo[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-7-one; 8-(3-Chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutoxy)psoralen; 8-(3-Chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyloxy)psoralen 91885198 Click to see 322.74 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
4-[(2R)-3-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutoxy]furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 124304745 Click to see 322.74 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Gosferol 511358 Click to see 286.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Imperatorin 10212 Click to see 270.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Isoimperatorin 68081 Click to see 270.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Isooxypeucedanin 625383 Click to see 286.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Oxypeucedanin hydrate 17536 Click to see CC(C)(C(COC1=C2C=CC(=O)OC2=CC3=C1C=CO3)O)O 304.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Pabulenol 3009225 Click to see CC(=C)C(COC1=C2C=CC(=O)OC2=CC3=C1C=CO3)O 286.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Pangelin 44144315 Click to see 286.28 unknown via CMAUP database
Saxalin 182277 Click to see 322.74 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Psoralens / 5-hydroxypsoralens
4-Hydroxy-9-(3-methylbut-2-enoxy)furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 163050136 Click to see 286.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
9-(3-Chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutoxy)-4-hydroxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 163018264 Click to see 338.74 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
9-[(2R)-3-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutoxy]-4-hydroxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 163189160 Click to see 338.74 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Psoralens / 8-hydroxypsoralens
4-(2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylbutoxy)-9-hydroxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 162980953 Click to see CC(C)(C(COC1=C2C=COC2=C(C3=C1C=CC(=O)O3)O)O)O 320.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
4-(3-Chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutoxy)-9-hydroxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 162873697 Click to see 338.74 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
4-[(2R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutoxy]-9-hydroxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 163190597 Click to see CC(C)(C(COC1=C2C=COC2=C(C3=C1C=CC(=O)O3)O)O)O 320.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
4-[(2R)-3-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutoxy]-9-hydroxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 162873698 Click to see CC(C)(C(COC1=C2C=COC2=C(C3=C1C=CC(=O)O3)O)O)Cl 338.74 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
9-Hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enoxy)furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 162887190 Click to see 302.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
9-Hydroxy-4-(3-methyl-2-oxobutoxy)furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 163023120 Click to see 302.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
9-Hydroxy-4-(3-methylbut-2-enoxy)furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 21826766 Click to see CC(=CCOC1=C2C=COC2=C(C3=C1C=CC(=O)O3)O)C 286.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
9-hydroxy-4-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enoxy]furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 162887191 Click to see CC(=C)C(COC1=C2C=COC2=C(C3=C1C=CC(=O)O3)O)O 302.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Psoralens / 8-methoxypsoralens
4-(3-Chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutoxy)-9-methoxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 11110964 Click to see 352.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
4-[(2S)-3-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutoxy]-9-methoxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 162948562 Click to see 352.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
5-Hydroxy-8-methoxypsoralen 5385192 Click to see 232.19 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
8-Methoxypsoralen 4114 Click to see 216.19 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
9-Methoxy-5-(3-methylbut-2-enoxy)furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one 53398727 Click to see CC(=CCOC1=CC(=O)OC2=C1C=C3C=COC3=C2OC)C 300.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Cnidilin 821449 Click to see 300.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Isopimpinellin 68079 Click to see COC1=C2C=COC2=C(C3=C1C=CC(=O)O3)OC 246.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Pyranocoumarins / Angular pyranocoumarins
(S)-8,8-Dimethyl-2-oxo-2,8,9,10-tetrahydropyrano[2,3-f]chromen-9-yl 2-methylbutanoate 11002035 Click to see CCC(C)C(=O)OC1CC2=C(C=CC3=C2OC(=O)C=C3)OC1(C)C 330.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
[(9S)-8,8-dimethyl-2-oxo-9,10-dihydropyrano[2,3-h]chromen-9-yl] (2R)-2-methylbutanoate 163045836 Click to see 330.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
[(9S)-8,8-dimethyl-2-oxo-9,10-dihydropyrano[2,3-h]chromen-9-yl] (E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate 668078 Click to see 328.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Jatamansin 668081 Click to see 328.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Selinidin 511786 Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1CC2=C(C=CC3=C2OC(=O)C=C3)OC1(C)C 328.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115
Selinidin 668079 Click to see 328.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.50.115

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