Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Little Ironweed Herb
หญ้าดอกขาว · Ya Dok Khao
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H. Rob.
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- aerial part
- Crude drug
- Cyanthillii Cinerei Herba
- In the announcement
- Used in 1 notifiable formula
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Little Ironweed Herb
Summarised from the Little Ironweed Herb monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried aerial part.
The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.
Constituents
Little Ironweed Herb contains triterpenoids (e.g., lupeol), flavonoids and sesquiterpene lactones (e.g., hirsutinolides, vercinolides). It also contains nicotine, nitrates, nitrites, potassium salts, sterols, etc.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 9.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 13.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 3.0% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 13.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 7.0% w/w |
Storage: Little Ironweed Herb shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a dry place. Warning It should be used with caution in patients with impaired cardiac and/or renal function.
Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Little Ironweed Herb
1 formula containing Little Ironweed Herb
Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.
Development potential
Develop Little Ironweed Herb into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas1 formula1 as a single-herb formula
THP raw-material criteria6 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria
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