Glycosides Flashcards
Cascara Sagrada
Chittern Bark
Rhamnus purshianus
Aloe
Aloe barbadensis (Curacao aloe)
Aloe Africana
Aloe spicata (Cape aloe)
Buckthorn Bark
Rhamnus frangula
Rhubarb
Rheum officinale, palmatum
Chrysarobin
Andira araroba
Senna
Cassia acutifolia (aka Alexandria senna)
Cassia angustifolia (Tinnevelly senna)
Danthrone/Chrysazin
1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone
Agave
Agave sisalana
Strophanthus
Kombe Seeds
Strophanthus kombe
Smilax
Sarsaparilla
Smilax ornata
Yam
Dioscorea spiculiflora
Ginseng
Panax quinquefolius
Glycyrrhiza
“Licorice root”
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Wild Cherry
Prunus virginiana/wild black cherry tree
Prunus serotina
Almond
Prunus amygdalus
Apricot pits
Prunus armeniaca
Black mustard
Sinapis nigra, Brown Mustard
Brassica nigra
White mustard
Sinapis alba
Brassica alba
Garlic
Allium sativum
Hesperidin
Cirantrin
Citrus
Passiflora
Passiflora incarnata
Salicin
Salix purpurea
Salix fragilis
Populin
Populus tremula
Vanillin
Mexican or Vera Cruz Vanilla /Bourbon Vanilla
Tahiti Vanilla
Vanilla planifolia
Vanilla tahitensis
Coumarin (Rat Poison)
Sweet vernal grass
Sweet clover
Sweet-scented bedstraw
Red clover
Tonka beans
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Melilotus albus, or Melilotus officinalis
Galium triflorum
Trifolium pretense
Dipteryx odorata
Psoralens
Bishop’s flower
Ammi majus
Cantharides
Spanish flies, Russian flies, or Blistering flies
Cantharis vesicatoria
Bishydroxycoumarin/Dicumarol
Melilotus officinalis
Uva-ursi
Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Uroshiol
Poison ivy
Rhus radicans
Poison oak
Rhus Toxicodendron
Digitalis
Foxglove, purple foxglove; fairy gloves
Digitalis purpurea
Convallaria
Lily of the valley
Convallaria majalis
Black Indian Hemp, Dog Bane, Canadian Hemp
Apocynum canabinum
Adonis
Pheasant’s eye
Adonis vernalis
Black hellebore
Christmas Rose
Helleborus niger
Strophantus
Strophanthus kombe
Squill
Urginea maritima
Ouabain
Strophanthus gratus
Acokanthera schimperi
Grecian foxglove
Woolly Foxglove leaf, Austrial Digitalis
Digitalis lanata
Oleander
Nerium oleander
Use of anthraquinone gylcosides
stimulant laxative/Cathartics (except chrysarobin)
Saponin
Form a froth when shaken with water
Sternutatory – irritate the mucous membrane
Destroys RBC by hemolysis
Precursor of steroidal drugs - Diosgenin and botogenin from Dioscorea
Fish poisons