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Pharmacognosy-2 (PG303)

Origin        Capsicum (chili)                          Colocynth
Active                                               ‫ الحنظل‬/‫لصحراء‬
constituents       ‫ثمر الشطة‬
                                                Dried unripe but fully g
Uses          Dried ripe fruits of Capsicum     Citrullus colocynthis
              minimum (Solanaceae)              (Cucurbitaceae)
                                                deprived of its seeds an
              Capsaicin alkaloid                pericarp.
              The fruit is a berry, its has     Alkaloids with drastic p
              axile placentation.               action.
              Seeds are flattened &             Amorphous resins with
              reniform, 10 to 20 in each fruit  action.
              either loose or attached to a     Bitter crystalline substa
              thin                              or cucurbitacin E)
              reddish membrane
              dissepiment, with coiled          One of the most powerfu
              embryo, derived from              known purgatives.
              campylotropous                    Potent cytotoxic activity
              ovule.                            Antirheumatic.
              Internally stomachic,
              condiment/culinary.
              Externally
              counter irritant for relief of
              rheumatism, diabetic
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