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Teuscher E. Lindequist U. Biogene Gifte - Biologie, Chemie,
Pharmakologie, 2. Aufl., Fischer Verlag Stuttgart 1994.Jewel Weed
Impatiens bifloraDESCRIPTION
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal part is the herb.Flower and Fruit: The axillary flowers are orange-yellow
with large reddish-brown spots. They have an irregular form.
The sepal sac abruptly contracts to a spur of about 5 to 9
mm. The spur is bent 180 degrees to lie parallel with the sac.
The fruit is an oblong capsule which, when ripe, bursts open
at the slightest touch and spreads the seeds over large
distances.
Leaves, Stem and Root: The plant is a glabrous, fleshy
annual 20 to 180 cm high. The stems are simple or branched
and have swollen nodes. The leaves are thin, ovate, with 5 to
12 (up to 14) teeth on each side and are often undulate. They
are rich green.Habitat: Impatiens is common in the temperate regions and
in South Africa, but it grows mostly in the mountainous,
tropical regions of Asia and Africa.Production: Jewel Weed is the aerial part of Impatiens
biflora.Other Names: Wild Balsam, Balsam-Weed, Spotted Touch-
Me-Not, Slipperweed, Silverweed, Wild Lady's Slipper,
Speckled Jewels, Wild Celandine, Quick-in-the-Hand |
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
Naphthalene derivatives: 1.4-naphthoquinone, in particular
lawsone (2-hydroxy-l, 4- naphthoquinone), yielding from
the precursor through drying of the leaves 1,2,4-trihydroxy-
naphthalene-4-beta-D-glucoside
EFFECTS
Jewel Weed is a digestive, appetite stimulant and diuretic.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Unproven Uses: Jewel Weed is used for mild digestive
disorders. In folk medicine the fresh plant is used as an
ointment for hemorrhoids and the juice is used for removing
warts.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction
with the proper administration of designated therapeutic
dosages.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: Administered as the ground drug
and as an infusion.
LITERATURE
Hegnauer R, Chemotaxonomie der Pflanzen, Bde 1 — 11,
Birkhauser Verlag Basel. Boston. Berlin 1962-1997.Jimson Weed
Datura stramonium
DESCRIPTION
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts are the dried leaves or
the dried leaves with the tips of the flowering branches.
Occasionally the fruit, the ripe seeds and the fresh, aerial
parts of the plant are used. Parts of the plant are regarded as
poisonous.Flower and Fruit: The flowers are large, white, solitary,
terminal or in the branch bifurcations. The calyx has a long
5-edged and short 5-tipped tube. The corolla is funnel-
shaped and folded with a short 5-sectioned border. There are
5 free stamens and 1 superior ovary. The fruit is a 5 cm long
4-valved capsule, which is densely thorny and walnut-sized.
The numerous seeds are 3.5 mm long, flat, reniform and
black.
Leaves, Stem and Root: The plant is an annual and grows to
1.2 m high. It has a simple or bifurcated, round, erect
glabrous stem. The leaves are 20 cm long, long-petioled,
ovate, dentate, glabrous and dark green.
Characteristics: The foliage has an unpleasant smell; the
flowers are fragrant and poisonous.