Table 2.

The major compounds in the aqueous root extract of C. cinereum

RT	S.No.	IUPAC name	Chemical formula
4.57	1	à-D-Glucopyranoside, O-à-D-glucopyranosyl-(1. fwdarw.3)-á-D-fructofuranosyl	C18H32O16
4.57	2	9-Hexadecenoic acid	C16H30O2
17.49	3	n-Hexadecanoic acid	C16H32O2
18.57	4	Octasiloxane, 1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7,9,9,11,11,13,13,15,15-hexadecamethyl-	C16H48O7Si8

IUPAC, international Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; RT, retention time. In vitro antivenom studies of the aqueous root extract of C. cinereum show considerable results against inhibition of coagulant and neutralization of phospholipase activities caused by cobra venom and Russell's viper