ALKALOIDS | PLANT USE Flashcards
USES
THEA
Camellia sinensis
diuretic
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COFFEE
Coffea arabica
CNS stimulant
diuretic
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KOLA / COLA / KOLANUTS
Cola nitida
flavorant
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BROOM
Cytisus scoparius
oxytocic
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ACONITE / MONKSHOOD
Aconitum napellus
local analgesic
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COLCHICUM / AUTUMN CROCUS / MEADOW SAFFRON
Colchicum autumnale
tx gout
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EPHEDRA / MA HUANG
Ephedra sinica
bronchial asthma
combat hypotensive state
nasal congestion
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GREEN HELLEBORE
Veratrum viride
tx HTN
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PILOCARPUS
Pilocarpus jaborandi
cholinergic drugs
tx of glaucoma
miotic
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ERGOT
Claviceps purpurea
oxytociergotamine + caffeine = for migraine
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PHYSOSTIGMA / CALABAR / ORDEAL BEAN
Physostigma venenosum
tx of glaucoma
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NUX VOMICA
Strychos nux-vomica
alcohol denaturant
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CATHARANTHUS / PERIWINKLE
Catharanthus roseus
for leukemia, lymphocarcinoma
(Hodgkin, Kaposi sarcoma, breast cancer)
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YOHIMBINE
Pausinystalia yohimbe
tx of impotence / erectile dysfunction
aphrodisiac
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RAUWOLFIA (INDIAN SNAKEROOT)
Rauwolfia serpentina
for HTN
antipsychotic
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YELLOW JESSAMINE
Gelsemium sempervirens
CNS depressant - for migraines
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OPIUM - STONE OF IMMORTALITY
Papaver somniferum
opiate analgesic
narcotic analgesic
antitussive
smooth muscle relaxant
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CURARE / SOUTH AMERICAN ARROW POISON
Strychnos castelnaei
skeletal muscle relaxant
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SANGUINARIA
Sanguinaria canadensis
stimulant expectorant
emetic
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HYDRASTIS / GOLDEN SEAL
Hydrastis canadensis
astringent
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IPECAC
Cephalis ipecacuanha
emetic
antiprotozoal
diaphoretic
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CINCHONA / PERUVIAN BARK / QUINA
Cinchona succirubra
antiarrhytmic
tx of malaria
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WITHANIA / INDIAN GINSENG / WINTER CHERRY
Withania somnifera
sedative
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COCA
Erthroxylon coca
CNS stimulant
analgesic
local anesthetics
crack addictivve smokable form of cocaine
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MANDRAGORA / EUROPEAN MANDRAKE
Mandragora officinarum
most popular anesthetic (Middle age)
narcotic (Elizabethan age)
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DUBOISIA
Duboisia myoporoides
tx motion sickness
stomach disorder
side fx of cancer therapy
antispasmodic
analgesic
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STRAMONIUM / JIMSON WEED / JAMESTOWN WEED
Datura stramonium
anti cholinergic
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HYOSCYAMUS / HENBANE
Hyoscyamus niger
anticholinergic
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BELLADONNA
Atropa belladonna
spasmolytic agent
antidote for physostigmine
organophosphate insecticides
mydriatic
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POISON HEMLOCK
Conium maculatum
antispasmodic
sedative
anodyne
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POMEGRANATE
Punica granatum
anthelmintic
taenifuge
vermifuge
USESP
PEPPER
Piper nigrum
tx gonorrhea
chronic bronchitis
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TOBACCO
Nicotiana tabacum
smoking deterrent
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LOBELIA / INDIAN TOBACCO
Lobelia inflata
respiratory stimulant
used in asthma preparations
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ARECA / ARECA NUT / BETEL NUT
Areca catechu
anthelmintic
