Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Ophelia florida	G.Don	Gen. Hist. 4: 178 (1837)
Ophelia angustifolia	D.Don ex G.Don	Gen. Hist. 4: 178 (1837)
Swertia kachinensis	Lace	Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 404 (1915)
Swertia angustifolia var. hamiltoniana	Burkill	J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 2: 374 1906

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Language	Common/alternative name
Chinese	狭叶獐牙菜
Chinese	苦马豆

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Swertia angustifolia var. pulchella	(D.Don) Burkill	J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 2: 375 1906

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Asia-temperate click to expand
- China
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
  - Hainan

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- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam
  - East Himalaya
  - India
  - Nepal
  - West Himalaya
- Indo-China
  - Cambodia
  - Laos
  - Myanmar
  - Thailand
  - Vietnam

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0001063864
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:370793-1
The Plant List	tro-13802871
Open Tree Of Life	776375
NCBI Taxonomy	166611
IPNI	370793-1
iNaturalist	601914
GBIF	5596405
EPPO	SWEAN
EOL	2892703
USDA GRIN	405321
CMAUP	NPO23835

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Diversity, distribution, and sustainability of traditional medicinal plants in Kaski district, western Nepal

Khakurel D, Uprety Y, Ahn G, Cha JY, Kim WY, Lee SH, Rajbhandary S

Front Pharmacol

20-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9807671
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2022.1076351
PMID:	36605393

Therapeutic potential of plant iridoids in depression: a review

Kou Y, Li Z, Yang T, Shen X, Wang X, Li H, Zhou K, Li L, Xia Z, Zheng X, Zhao Y

Pharm Biol

27-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9621214
doi:	10.1080/13880209.2022.2136206
PMID:	36300881

A Review of Medicinal Plants with Antiviral Activity Available in Bangladesh and Mechanistic Insight Into Their Bioactive Metabolites on SARS-CoV-2, HIV and HBV

Bachar SC, Mazumder K, Bachar R, Aktar A, Al Mahtab M

Front Pharmacol

08-Nov-2021

PMCID:	PMC8606584
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2021.732891
PMID:	34819855

Chemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutic Potential of Swertiamarin – A Promising Natural Lead for New Drug Discovery and Development

Muhamad Fadzil NS, Sekar M, Gan SH, Bonam SR, Wu YS, Vaijanathappa J, Ravi S, Lum PT, Dhadde SB

Drug Des Devel Ther

21-Jun-2021

PMCID:	PMC8233004
doi:	10.2147/DDDT.S299753
PMID:	34188450

Use of medicinal plants for headache, and their potential implication in medication-overuse headache: Evidence from a population-based study in Nepal

Sørnes EØ, Risal A, Manandhar K, Thomas H, Steiner TJ, Linde M

Cephalalgia

12-Jan-2021

PMCID:	PMC8047708
doi:	10.1177/0333102420970904
PMID:	33435708

Traditional Uses of Medicinal Plants by Ethnic People in the Kavrepalanchok District, Central Nepal

Ambu G, Chaudhary RP, Mariotti M, Cornara L

Plants (Basel)

17-Jun-2020

PMCID:	PMC7356508
doi:	10.3390/plants9060759
PMID:	32560543

Ethnomedicinal knowledge of a marginal hill community of Central Himalaya: diversity, usage pattern, and conservation concerns

Ojha SN, Tiwari D, Anand A, Sundriyal RC

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

24-May-2020

PMCID:	PMC7245762
doi:	10.1186/s13002-020-00381-5
PMID:	32448334

Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China

Li S, Zhang Y, Guo Y, Yang L, Wang Y

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

30-Jan-2020

PMCID:	PMC6993401
doi:	10.1186/s13002-020-0355-7
PMID:	32000826

Pest categorisation of Cronartium spp. (non‐EU)

Bragard C, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jacques M, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Boberg J, Jeger M, Pautasso M, Dehnen‐Schmutz K

EFSA J

19-Dec-2018

PMCID:	PMC7009431
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5511
PMID:	32625788

The Progress of Anti-HBV Constituents from Medicinal Plants in China

Geng CA, Chen JJ

Nat Prod Bioprospect

05-Jul-2018

PMCID:	PMC6102174
doi:	10.1007/s13659-018-0178-6
PMID:	29978386

Traditional use and management of NTFPs in Kangchenjunga Landscape: implications for conservation and livelihoods

Uprety Y, Poudel RC, Gurung J, Chettri N, Chaudhary RP

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

03-May-2016

PMCID:	PMC4855762
doi:	10.1186/s13002-016-0089-8
PMID:	27142597

Reverse Phase-ultra Flow Liquid Chromatography-diode Array Detector Quantification of Anticancerous and Antidiabetic Drug Mangiferin from 11 Species of Swertia from India

Kshirsagar PR, Gaikwad NB, Panda S, Hegde HV, Pai SR

Pharmacogn Mag

01-Jan-2016

PMCID:	PMC4791996
doi:	10.4103/0973-1296.176105
PMID:	27041855

Phytochemical investigation of crude methanol extracts of different species of Swertia from Nepal

Khanal S, Shakya N, Thapa K, Pant DR

BMC Res Notes

26-Dec-2015

PMCID:	PMC4691535
doi:	10.1186/s13104-015-1753-0
PMID:	26708007

Authentication of medicinal plants by DNA markers

Ganie SH, Upadhyay P, Das S, Prasad Sharma M

Plant Gene

22-Oct-2015

PMCID:	PMC7103949
doi:	10.1016/j.plgene.2015.10.002
PMID:	32289060

Effect of Storage Conditions and Storage Periods on Seed Germination in Eleven Populations of Swertia chirayita: A Critically Endangered Medicinal Herb in Himalaya

Pradhan BK, Badola HK

ScientificWorldJournal

19-Apr-2012

PMCID:	PMC3349092
doi:	10.1100/2012/128105
PMID:	22619581

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid	72	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C(=O)O)O)O	154.12	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Phthalic acid and derivatives / M-phthalic acid and derivatives
Isophthalic acid	8496	Click to see C1=CC(=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)C(=O)O	166.13	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Salicylic acid and derivatives / Salicylic acids
Salicylic Acid	338	Click to see C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)O)O	138.12	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
(E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)(113C)prop-2-enal	10987510	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C=CC=O	209.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamaldehyde	5280536	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CC=O)O	178.18	unknown	via CMAUP database
Coniferyl alcohol	1549095	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CCO)O	180.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Arylnaphthalene lignans
Cilinaphthalide B	10476659	Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2=C3C(=C(C4=CC(=C(C=C42)OC)OC)OC)COC3=O)OC	410.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Diphyllin	100492	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C(=C3C(=C2O)COC3=O)C4=CC5=C(C=C4)OCO5)OC	380.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Justicidin A	159982	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C(=C3C(=C2OC)COC3=O)C4=CC5=C(C=C4)OCO5)OC	394.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Justicidin B	442882	Click to see COC1=CC2=CC3=C(C(=C2C=C1OC)C4=CC5=C(C=C4)OCO5)C(=O)OC3	364.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Justicidin C	493173	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C(=C3COC(=O)C3=C2OC)C4=CC5=C(C=C4)OCO5)OC	394.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Justicidin D	5318737	Click to see COC1=C2C(=C(C3=CC4=C(C=C31)OCO4)C5=CC6=C(C=C5)OCO6)COC2=O	378.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Prostalidin A	443016	Click to see COC1=C2C(=CC3=C(C4=C(C=C31)C(=O)OC4)C5=CC6=C(C=C5O)OCO6)OCO2	394.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Dibenzylbutane lignans
Justin B	10672178	Click to see CC(=O)OCC(CC1=CC2=C(C=C1)OCO2)C(CC3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)O)OC)COC(=O)C	474.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan glycosides
Tuberculatin	10391676	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C(=C3C(=C2OC4C(C(CO4)(CO)O)O)COC3=O)C5=CC6=C(C=C5)OCO6)OC	512.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
2-(3-Hydroxy-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecyl)-3,5,6-trimethylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione	24205	Click to see CC1=C(C(=O)C(=C(C1=O)C)CCC(C)(CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C)O)C	446.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
alpha-Tocopherolquinone	2734086	Click to see CC1=C(C(=O)C(=C(C1=O)C)CCC(C)(CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C)O)C	446.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(1S,2R,4aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,12bR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,11,12,12a,12b,13,14b-icosahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid	7163172	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0028-1097601
[3a-(Hydroxymethyl)-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-yl] hexadecanoate	22483711	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1CCC2(C3CCC4C5C(CCC5(CCC4(C3(CCC2C1(C)C)C)C)CO)C(=C)C)C	681.10	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
3-Hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid	619166	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
beta-Ursolic acid	220774	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0028-1097601
Betulin palmitate	11093655	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1CCC2(C3CCC4C5C(CCC5(CCC4(C3(CCC2C1(C)C)C)C)CO)C(=C)C)C	681.10	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
Corosolic acid	6918774	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	472.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Erythrodiol 3-O-palmitate	124222344	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2CC=C4C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)CO)C)C)C	681.10	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
Erythrodiol 3-palmitate	15922574	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2CC=C4C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)CO)C)C)C	681.10	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
Euscaphic acid	471426	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)O	488.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Oleanolic Acid	10494	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
Tormentic acid	73193	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1(C)O)C)C(=O)O	488.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Ursolic Acid	64945	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	456.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(3R,4S,4aR)-4-ethenyl-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4,4a,5,6-tetrahydro-3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one	9906781	Click to see C=CC1C2CCOC(=O)C2=COC1OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O	358.34	unknown	via CMAUP database
(4R,4aR)-4-ethenyl-4a-hydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one	12443156	Click to see C=CC1C(OC=C2C1(CCOC2=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O	374.34	unknown	via CMAUP database
4-Ethenyl-4a-hydroxy-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyran-8-one	3515878	Click to see C=CC1C(OC=C2C1(CCOC2=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O	374.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
Swertiamarin	442435	Click to see C=CC1C(OC=C2C1(CCOC2=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O	374.34	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones
3,8-Dihydroxy-4,6-dimethoxy-9-oxo-9H-xanthene-1-carboxylic acid methyl ester	5324260	Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC3=C(C2=O)C(=CC(=C3OC)O)C(=O)OC)O	346.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
Angustin A	124544647	Click to see COC1=C2C(=C(C=C1)O)C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3O2)OC)OC)O	318.28	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
Angustin B	124545262	Click to see COC1=C2C(=C(C=C1)O)C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3O2)OC)OC)OC	332.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
Swertianin	5281661	Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC3=C(C2=O)C(=C(C=C3)O)O)O	274.22	unknown	via CMAUP database
Swertianolin	5281662	Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC3=C(C=CC(=C3C2=O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O	436.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Diazanaphthalenes / Benzodiazines / Quinazolines
Methylmethaqualone	63382	Click to see CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)N2C(=NC3=CC=CC=C3C2=O)C)C	264.32	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Furans / Furoic acid and derivatives / Furoic acids
2-Furoic acid	6919	Click to see C1=COC(=C1)C(=O)O	112.08	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthofurans / Furanonaphthodioxoles
9-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-5-methoxy-[1]benzofuro[6,5-f][1,3]benzodioxol-8-one	5321603	Click to see COC1=C2C(=C(C3=CC4=C(C=C31)OCO4)C5=CC6=C(C=C5)OCO6)C(=O)CO2	378.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyranopyridines
Gentianine	354616	Click to see C=CC1=CN=CC2=C1CCOC2=O	175.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2011.641013
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
(2E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	54691413	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CC(=O)O)[O-]	193.18	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-6-[[(4R,4aR)-4-ethenyl-4a-hydroxy-8-oxo-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyran-3-yl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	11968682	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CC(=O)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OC3C(C4(CCOC(=O)C4=CO3)O)C=C)CO)O	550.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-6-[[(4R,4aR)-4a-hydroxy-4-(oxiran-2-yl)-8-oxo-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-c]pyran-3-yl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	11968683	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CC(=O)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OC3C(C4(CCOC(=O)C4=CO3)O)C5CO5)CO)O	566.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides
6-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-3',4',5-trihydroxy-7-methoxyflavone	44258368	Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	462.40	unknown	via CMAUP database

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Swertia angustifolia

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