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Swertia purpurascens

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
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Internal ID UUID64406a666d906448996533
Scientific name Swertia purpurascens
Authority Wall.
First published in Fl. Brit. India 4: 121 (1883)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Ophelia teres D.Don ex G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 178 (1837)
Swertia teres (G.Don) J.Shah Pakistan J. Forest. 38(2): 81 (1988)
Swertia pedicellata S.C.Banerji Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 263 (1924)
Ophelia purpurascens D.Don London Edinburgh Philos. Mag. & J. Sci. 8: 77 (1836)
Ophelia ciliata D.Don ex G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 178 (1837)
Ophelia purpurascens var. ciliata (D.Don ex G.Don) D.Don Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17(4): 526. 1837 [18 Jul-8 Aug 1837]
Ophelia dalhousiana Griseb. Gen. Sp. Gent. 313–314 1839
Swertia purpurea Royle Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. : 277 (1835)
Swertia ciliata (D.Don) B.L.Burtt Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 25: 272 (1965)
Swertia purpurascens var. ramosa Burkill J. & Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 3: 34 (1907)

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 大苦草
Chinese 普兰獐牙菜

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001428974
Tropicos 13802934
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:370838-1
The Plant List tro-13802934
Open Tree Of Life 776370
NCBI Taxonomy 166614
IPNI 370838-1
GBIF 5596312
EOL 2892710

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
In Vitro and In Silico Studies for the Identification of Potent Metabolites of Some High-Altitude Medicinal Plants from Nepal Inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Basnet S, Marahatha R, Shrestha A, Bhattarai S, Katuwal S, Sharma KR, Marasini BP, Dahal SR, Basnyat RC, Patching SG, Parajuli N Molecules 15-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9786757
doi:10.3390/molecules27248957
PMID:36558090
Climate change‐induced distributional change of medicinal and aromatic plants in the Nepal Himalaya Shrestha UB, Lamsal P, Ghimire SK, Shrestha BB, Dhakal S, Shrestha S, Atreya K Ecol Evol 15-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9379350
doi:10.1002/ece3.9204
PMID:35991283
Traditional Herbal Knowledge among the Inhabitants: A Case Study in Urgam Valley of Chamoli Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India Singh A, Hart R, Chandra S, Nautiyal MC, Sayok AK Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 03-Jun-2019
PMCID:PMC6582913
doi:10.1155/2019/5656925
PMID:31275412
A Xanthone Dixylopyranoside from Swertia thomsonii Viqar Uddin Ahmad, Inayat-ur- Rahman, Murad Ali Khana, Muhammad Arfan, Mohammad Tariq Siddiqui Walter de Gruyter GmbH 02-Aug-2018
doi:10.1515/ZNB-2002-0115
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
Sustainable utilization and conservation of plant biodiversity in montane ecosystems: the western Himalayas as a case study Khan SM, Page SE, Ahmad H, Harper DM Ann Bot 03-Jul-2013
PMCID:PMC3718215
doi:10.1093/aob/mct125
PMID:23825353
Medicinal flora and ethnoecological knowledge in the Naran Valley, Western Himalaya, Pakistan Khan SM, Page S, Ahmad H, Shaheen H, Ullah Z, Ahmad M, Harper DM J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 10-Jan-2013
PMCID:PMC3570439
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-4
PMID:23302393
Ecological status and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary of Garhwal Himalaya, India Bhat JA, Kumar M, Bussmann RW J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 02-Jan-2013
PMCID:PMC3560114
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-1
PMID:23281594
Antiviral Activity of Some Plants Used in Nepalese Traditional Medicine Rajbhandari M, Mentel R, Jha PK, Chaudhary RP, Bhattarai S, Gewali MB, Karmacharya N, Hipper M, Lindequist U Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 25-Oct-2007
PMCID:PMC2781767
doi:10.1093/ecam/nem156
PMID:18955262
Flafvonoids of Swertia purpurascens G.A. Miana Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84477-5
Chemical constituents of gentianaceae. X. Xanthone-O-glucosides of Swertia purpurascens Wall. Ghosal S, Sharma PV, Chaudhuri RK J Pharm Sci 01-Aug-1974
doi:10.1002/JPS.2600630827
PMID:4527698

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(4aS,6aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,10R,12aS,14bR)-10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 162942879 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/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84477-5
3-Hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid 619166 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84477-5
Oleanolic Acid 10494 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-2002-0115
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(3R,8R,9R,10S,13R,14R,17S)-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 162965363 Click to see 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84477-5
17-(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 86821 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-2002-0115
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84477-5
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones
1,2,6,8-Tetrahydroxyxanthone 5281658 Click to see 260.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-2002-0115
1,5-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-8-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyxanthen-9-one 5321571 Click to see 436.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JPS.2600630827
1,5-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-8-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyxanthen-9-one 44144324 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 https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-2002-0115
1,5-Dihydroxy-3-methoxy-8-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyxanthen-9-one 5858086 Click to see 436.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JPS.2600630827
5,8-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyxanthen-9-one 162943176 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)C4=C(C=CC(=C4O2)O)O 436.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JPS.2600630827
5,8-Dihydroxy-3-methoxy-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydropyran-2-yl]oxy-xanthen-9-one 5479784 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)C4=C(C=CC(=C4O2)O)O 436.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JPS.2600630827
Bellidifolin 5281623 Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC3=C(C=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)O 274.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-2002-0115
Swertianolin 5281662 Click to see 436.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/JPS.2600630827
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Delta valerolactones
(3E)-3-(aminomethylidene)oxane-2,4-dione 5281569 Click to see 141.12 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84477-5
Enicoflavine 5281564 Click to see C=CC(C=O)C1(CCOC(=O)C1=CN)O 211.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84477-5
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyranopyridines
Gentianine 354616 Click to see C=CC1=CN=CC2=C1CCOC2=O 175.18 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84477-5

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