{"id":1,"date":"2014-09-16T17:32:31","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T17:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/?p=1"},"modified":"2014-12-20T05:56:34","modified_gmt":"2014-12-20T05:56:34","slug":"abelmoschus-moschatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/abelmoschus-moschatus\/","title":{"rendered":"Abelmoschus moschatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Botanical Name :<\/strong> Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae \/ Hibiscus abelmoschus Linn.<br \/>\n<strong>Sanskrit name :<\/strong> Latakasturi, Gandapura, Kasturilatika<br \/>\n<strong>English Name :<\/strong> Musk Mallow, Ambrette Plant<br \/>\n<strong>Family:<\/strong> Malvaceae<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description of Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis plant is cultivated for its musk-scented seeds that are used in perfumes and medicine. In Malaysia, it is mixed with cosmetics and used to perfume hair.<br \/>\nA.moschatus is an erect, annual or biennial, hirsute herb. The leaves are polymorphous: the lower, ovate and acute; the upper, palmately 3-7 lobed; the flowers are bright yellow, large, usually solitary and axillary, sometimes in few-flowered racemes; the capsules are ovate, acute and hispid; the seeds are sub-reniform, black and musk-scented. The crushed seeds, on steam distillation, yield a volatile oil, known as musk seed oil or ambrette seed oil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Botanical Name : Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae \/ Hibiscus abelmoschus Linn.<br \/>\nSanskrit name : Latakasturi, Gandapura, Kasturilatika<br \/>\nEnglish Name : Musk Mallow, Ambrette Plant<br \/>\nFamily: Malvaceae<\/p>\n<p>Description of Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae:<br \/>\nThis plant is cultivated for its musk-scented seeds that are used in perfumes and medicine. In Malaysia, it is mixed with cosmetics and used to perfume hair.<br \/>\nA.moschatus is an erect, annual or biennial, hirsute herb. The leaves are polymorphous: the lower, ovate and acute; the upper, palmately 3-7 lobed; the flowers are bright yellow, large, usually solitary and axillary, sometimes in few-flowered racemes; the capsules are ovate, acute and hispid; the seeds are sub-reniform, black and musk-scented. The crushed seeds, on steam distillation, yield a volatile oil, known as musk seed oil or ambrette seed oil.<br \/>\nPrincipal Constituents:<br \/>\nThe oil from the seeds is rich in linoleic acid and contains a-cephalin, phosphatidylserine, its plasmalogen and phosphatidylcholine plasmalogen. The characteristic musk-like odor of the seed oil is mainly due to the presence of a ketone, ambrettelide, a lactone of ambrettolic acid. The chemical constituents of the essential oil of the seeds are: trans-2-trans-6-farnesyl acetate and ambrettolide, cis-2-cis-6- farnesyl acetate, cis-2-trans-6-farnesyl acetate, ethyl hexadecanate, ethyl laurate and trans-2-trans-6-farnesol.<\/p>\n<p>Botanical Name : Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae \/ Hibiscus abelmoschus Linn.<br \/>\nSanskrit name : Latakasturi, Gandapura, Kasturilatika<br \/>\nEnglish Name : Musk Mallow, Ambrette Plant<br \/>\nFamily: Malvaceae<\/p>\n<p>Description of Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae:<br \/>\nThis plant is cultivated for its musk-scented seeds that are used in perfumes and medicine. In Malaysia, it is mixed with cosmetics and used to perfume hair.<br \/>\nA.moschatus is an erect, annual or biennial, hirsute herb. The leaves are polymorphous: the lower, ovate and acute; the upper, palmately 3-7 lobed; the flowers are bright yellow, large, usually solitary and axillary, sometimes in few-flowered racemes; the capsules are ovate, acute and hispid; the seeds are sub-reniform, black and musk-scented. The crushed seeds, on steam distillation, yield a volatile oil, known as musk seed oil or ambrette seed oil.<br \/>\nPrincipal Constituents:<br \/>\nThe oil from the seeds is rich in linoleic acid and contains a-cephalin, phosphatidylserine, its plasmalogen and phosphatidylcholine plasmalogen. The characteristic musk-like odor of the seed oil is mainly due to the presence of a ketone, ambrettelide, a lactone of ambrettolic acid. The chemical constituents of the essential oil of the seeds are: trans-2-trans-6-farnesyl acetate and ambrettolide, cis-2-cis-6- farnesyl acetate, cis-2-trans-6-farnesyl acetate, ethyl hexadecanate, ethyl laurate and trans-2-trans-6-farnesol.<\/p>\n<p>Pharmacology:<br \/>\nThe mucilaginous seeds are emollients and demulcents. The mucilage has shown anticomplementary activity in human serum and hypoglycemic activity in mice.<\/p>\n<p>Botanical Name : Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae \/ Hibiscus abelmoschus Linn.<br \/>\nSanskrit name : Latakasturi, Gandapura, Kasturilatika<br \/>\nEnglish Name : Musk Mallow, Ambrette Plant<br \/>\nFamily: Malvaceae<\/p>\n<p>Description of Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae:<br \/>\nThis plant is cultivated for its musk-scented seeds that are used in perfumes and medicine. In Malaysia, it is mixed with cosmetics and used to perfume hair.<br \/>\nA.moschatus is an erect, annual or biennial, hirsute herb. The leaves are polymorphous: the lower, ovate and acute; the upper, palmately 3-7 lobed; the flowers are bright yellow, large, usually solitary and axillary, sometimes in few-flowered racemes; the capsules are ovate, acute and hispid; the seeds are sub-reniform, black and musk-scented. The crushed seeds, on steam distillation, yield a volatile oil, known as musk seed oil or ambrette seed oil.<br \/>\nPrincipal Constituents:<br \/>\nThe oil from the seeds is rich in linoleic acid and contains a-cephalin, phosphatidylserine, its plasmalogen and phosphatidylcholine plasmalogen. The characteristic musk-like odor of the seed oil is mainly due to the presence of a ketone, ambrettelide, a lactone of ambrettolic acid. The chemical constituents of the essential oil of the seeds are: trans-2-trans-6-farnesyl acetate and ambrettolide, cis-2-cis-6- farnesyl acetate, cis-2-trans-6-farnesyl acetate, ethyl hexadecanate, ethyl laurate and trans-2-trans-6-farnesol.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Botanical Name :<\/strong> Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae \/ Hibiscus abelmoschus Linn.<br \/>\n<strong>Sanskrit name :<\/strong> Latakasturi, Gandapura, Kasturilatika<br \/>\n<strong>English Name :<\/strong> Musk Mallow, Ambrette Plant<br \/>\n<strong>Family:<\/strong> Malvaceae<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description of Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis plant is cultivated for its musk-scented seeds that are used in perfumes and medicine. In Malaysia, it is mixed with cosmetics and used to perfume hair.<br \/>\nA.moschatus is an erect, annual or biennial, hirsute herb. The leaves are polymorphous: the lower, ovate and acute; the upper, palmately 3-7 lobed; the flowers are bright yellow, large, usually solitary and axillary, sometimes in few-flowered racemes; the capsules are ovate, acute and hispid; the seeds are sub-reniform, black and musk-scented. The crushed seeds, on steam distillation, yield a volatile oil, known as musk seed oil or ambrette seed oil.<br \/>\n<strong>Principal Constituents:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe oil from the seeds is rich in linoleic acid and contains a-cephalin, phosphatidylserine, its plasmalogen and phosphatidylcholine plasmalogen. The characteristic musk-like odor of the seed oil is mainly due to the presence of a ketone, ambrettelide, a lactone of ambrettolic acid. The chemical constituents of the essential oil of the seeds are: trans-2-trans-6-farnesyl acetate and ambrettolide, cis-2-cis-6- farnesyl acetate, cis-2-trans-6-farnesyl acetate, ethyl hexadecanate, ethyl laurate and trans-2-trans-6-farnesol.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pharmacology:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe mucilaginous seeds are emollients and demulcents. The mucilage has shown anticomplementary activity in human serum and hypoglycemic activity in mice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medicinal Value:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe seeds are valued medicinally for their diuretic, demulcent and stomachic properties. They are also said to be stimulant, antiseptic, cooling, tonic, carminative and aphrodisiac.<br \/>\nThe mucilaginous seeds are emollients and demulcents. The mucilage has shown anticomplementary activity in human serum and hypoglycemic activity in mice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medicinal Value:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe seeds are valued medicinally for their diuretic, demulcent and stomachic properties. They are also said to be stimulant, antiseptic, cooling, tonic, carminative and aphrodisiac.<br \/>\nThe seeds are valued medicinally for their diuretic, demulcent and stomachic properties. They are also said to be stimulant, antiseptic, cooling, tonic, carminative and aphrodisiac.<br \/>\nThe mucilaginous seeds are emollients and demulcents. The mucilage has shown anticomplementary activity in human serum and hypoglycemic activity in mice.<\/p>\n<p>Medicinal Value:<br \/>\nThe seeds are valued medicinally for their diuretic, demulcent and stomachic properties. They are also said to be stimulant, antiseptic, cooling, tonic, carminative and aphrodisiac.<br \/>\nThe oil from the seeds is rich in linoleic acid and contains a-cephalin, phosphatidylserine, its plasmalogen and phosphatidylcholine plasmalogen. The characteristic musk-like odor of the seed oil is mainly due to the presence of a ketone, ambrettelide, a lactone of ambrettolic acid. The chemical constituents of the essential oil of the seeds are: trans-2-trans-6-farnesyl acetate and ambrettolide, cis-2-cis-6- farnesyl acetate, cis-2-trans-6-farnesyl acetate, ethyl hexadecanate, ethyl laurate and trans-2-trans-6-farnesol.<\/p>\n<p>Pharmacology:<br \/>\nThe mucilaginous seeds are emollients and demulcents. The mucilage has shown anticomplementary activity in human serum and hypoglycemic activity in mice.<\/p>\n<p>Medicinal Value:<br \/>\nThe seeds are valued medicinally for their diuretic, demulcent and stomachic properties. They are also said to be stimulant, antiseptic, cooling, tonic, carminative and aphrodisiac.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Botanical Name : Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae \/ Hibiscus abelmoschus Linn. Sanskrit name : Latakasturi, Gandapura, Kasturilatika English Name : Musk Mallow, Ambrette Plant Family: Malvaceae Description of Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae: This plant is cultivated for its musk-scented seeds that are used in perfumes and medicine. 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