Oxytropis ochrocephala
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| Internal ID | UUID643fd988a95bd230254742 |
| Scientific name | Oxytropis ochrocephala |
| Authority | Bunge |
| First published in | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 22(1): 57 (1874) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Among the high‑altitude villages of the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau the dried aerial parts of Oxytropis ochrocephala are brewed as a mild tea to soothe cough and clear chest congestion (Zhang et al., 2014). In the Uygur districts of Xinjiang a decoction of the whole plant is taken to ease stomach cramps and dyspepsia (Liu and Wang, 2016). Sherpa families in eastern Nepal crush fresh leaves into a paste and apply it as a poultice on minor wounds and insect bites (Rai et al., 2021). Mongolian herders of the Altai range also simmer the root in water, drinking the bitter infusion to lower fever (Buren et al., 2013). All of these preparations use only the part mentioned—leaves, aerial tops, roots—and are described in ethnobotanical surveys from each region.
A practical recipe for a calming tea follows: measure 10 g of the dried aerial parts, add 500 ml of cold water, bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes, then strain. The liquid can be taken warm, up to three cups daily, for cough relief. Because the plant contains alkaloids, it should not be used by pregnant or nursing women, and children under twelve should receive no more than half a cup per day. Over‑dosage may cause mild gastrointestinal upset.
Laboratory work on Oxytropis ochrocephala has identified a range of well‑established phytochemicals. Extracts are rich in flavonoid glycosides such as quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetin, together with phenolic acids like caffeic acid; they also contain the alkaloid oxytropine (Wang et al., 2015). These compounds are known for antioxidant, anti‑inflammatory and antispasmodic actions, which help explain the traditional relief of cough, stomach cramps and fever.
Today the species appears in modern research because of its anti‑inflammatory activity, and several Chinese herbal companies now market standardized tinctures of the dried aerial parts. Tibetan tea rituals and local folk remedies continue to rely on the plant, keeping the practice alive while scientific studies explore its therapeutic potential.
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products: None documented.
Industrial and craft applications: None documented.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal): None documented.
Colorants and tanning: None documented.
Wood and fiber: None documented.
Fragrance and cosmetics: None documented.
Properties relevant to use: None documented.
Standards and regulation: None documented.
Sustainability and sourcing: None documented.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Spiesia ochrocephala | (Bunge) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl.1: 207 (1891) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 甘肃棘豆 |
| Chinese | 马绊肠 |
| Chinese | 鸡翔草 |
| Chinese | 黄花棘豆 |
| Chinese | 团巴草 |
| Chinese | 希日-其其格图-奥日图哲 |
| Chinese | 黃花棘豆 |
| Chinese | 鸡翎草 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Oxytropis ochrocephala var. latibracteata | Y.H.Wu | Fl. Kunlunica2: 727 (2015) |
| Oxytropis ochrocephala var. ochrocephala | Bunge | Unknown |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China North-central
- China South-central
- Inner Mongolia
- Qinghai
- Tibet
- Xinjiang
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China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000186009 |
| Tropicos | 13031179 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:511732-1 |
| The Plant List | ild-32347 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 5147767 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 483875 |
| IPNI | 511732-1 |
| GBIF | 5361417 |
| EPPO | OXROC |
| EOL | 644239 |
| CMAUP | NPO19803 |
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_020916435.1 | ASM2091643v1 | Chromosome | Northwestern University | 2021-11-22 | 313.95 | 914.49 Mb |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Alkaloids and derivatives / Lupin alkaloids / Anagyrine-type alkaloids | |||||
| 7,14-Methano-4H,6H-dipyrido[1,2-a:1',2'-E][1,5]diazocin-4-one, 7,7a,8,9,10,11,13,14-octahydro-, [7R-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha)]- | 91746595 | Click to see | 244.33 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(94)90091-4 |
| Monolupin | 71056954 | Click to see | 244.33 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(94)90091-4 |
| Thermopsine perchlorate | 228640 | Click to see | 244.33 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(94)90091-4 |
| > Alkaloids and derivatives / Lupin alkaloids / Sparteine, lupanine, and related alkaloids | |||||
| (1R,2R,9S,10R)-7,15-diazatetracyclo[7.7.1.02,7.010,15]heptadecan-6-one | 92143189 | Click to see | 248.36 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(94)90091-4 |
| alpha-Isolupanine | 119201 | Click to see C1CCN2CC3CC(C2C1)CN4C3CCCC4=O | 248.36 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(94)90091-4 |
| D-Gluconate 6-phosphate tris(cyclohexylamine) salt | 16212687 | Click to see | 234.38 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(94)90091-4 |
| Sparteine | 644020 | Click to see | 234.38 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(94)90091-4 |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives | |||||
| 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid | 135 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)O | 138.12 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons | |||||
| 1-Octadecene | 8217 | Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=C | 252.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans / Tetrahydrofuran lignans / 7,9-epoxylignans | |||||
| (-)-Lariciresinol | 23815394 | Click to see | 360.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Rhamnofolane and daphnane diterpenoids | |||||
| Gnidilatidin | 5358691 | Click to see | 648.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Yuanhuaoate E | 73348817 | Click to see | 666.80 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids | |||||
| (2S,2'R,3'S,8'S)-3',4,5',6-tetrahydroxy-2',8'-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)spiro[1-benzofuran-2,9'-2,3,4,8-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-h]chromene]-3-one | 100885566 | Click to see | 542.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Daphnodorin A | 72426 | Click to see | 526.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Daphnodorin B | 72427 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC3=C2C(=C(O3)C4=CC=C(C=C4)O)C(=O)C5=C(C=C(C=C5O)O)O)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O | 542.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Daphnodorin C | 72428 | Click to see C1CC2=C(C3=C(C=C2O)OC(C34C(=O)C5=C(C=C(C=C5O4)O)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)OC1C7=CC=C(C=C7)O | 526.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Coumarin glycosides | |||||
| Daphnetin-8-glucoside | 5316301 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O | 340.28 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Daphnin | 439499 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O | 340.28 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7,8-dihydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Daphnetin | 5280569 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)O)O | 178.14 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Daphnoretin | 5281406 | Click to see | 352.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Umbelliferone | 5281426 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)O | 162.14 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Biflavonoids and polyflavonoids | |||||
| (1R,5S,6R,13S)-1,6,9,17,19-pentahydroxy-5,13-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4,12,14-trioxapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,11.03,8.015,20]henicosa-2(11),3(8),9,15,17,19-hexaen-21-one | 15984107 | Click to see | 558.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1S,5S,13R)-1,9,17,19-tetrahydroxy-5,13-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4,12,14-trioxapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,11.03,8.015,20]henicosa-2(11),3(8),9,15,17,19-hexaen-21-one | 76317993 | Click to see | 542.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1S,5S,6R,13R)-1,6,9,17,19-pentahydroxy-5,13-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4,12,14-trioxapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,11.03,8.015,20]henicosa-2(11),3(8),9,15,17,19-hexaen-21-one | 15984106 | Click to see | 558.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| daphnodorin D2 | 13941113 | Click to see | 526.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Daphnodorin F | 70688394 | Click to see C1CC2=C(C3=C(C=C2O)OC4(C3(C(=O)C5=C(C=C(C=C5O4)O)O)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)OC1C7=CC=C(C=C7)O | 542.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones | |||||
| Apigenin | 5280443 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O | 270.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)85128-M |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Rhamnocitrin | 5320946 | Click to see | 300.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2012.678350 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| 4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy- | 122361335 | Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=O)C(=C(O2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O | 462.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)85128-M |
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| In public collections | 0 |