medicinal plants Flashcards
salix alba
white willow
saliaceae
is what later became aspirin made by hoffman.
in what year did bayer make aspirin?
1897
ammi visnaga
bisnaga
apiaceae
vasodilator
used for v.tach Afib.
artemisia annua
asteraceae sweet wormwood
treats malaria
from asia
coffea arabica
rubiaceae,
caffeine citrate,
used to treat headaches, prematurity apnea, severe migraines
papaver somnifera
opium poppy
papveraceae
africa
asia, europe, contains opiates, morphine, codeine, thebaine
heroin syn.
1874, introduced commercially by bayer as a nonaddictive substitute, for morphine.
digitalis lanata
foxglove,
plantaginaceae
improves cardiac contraction, digoxin
used to treat CHF, AFIB, ATACH
taxus brevifolia
pacific yew
taxaceae
tonic, plumonary agent,
podophyllum peltatum
mayapple, north america,
berberiaceae,
used to treat worms, warts, vomiting, causes errors in cancer cells and dna
dioscora composita
barbasco,
mexico,
dioscoreaceae
human hormone mimicker
duboisia myoporoides
corkwood, solanaceae
rich in tropane alkaloids,
mucana pruriens
velvet bean fabaceae treats paralysis hypertension asia
galega officinalis
goats rue
fabaceae
euro, africa, pakistan
for diabetes
physostigma venenosum
calabar bean, africa,
used to treat glaucoma, alzheimers,
pilocarpus microphyllus
maranham jaborandi brazil, rutaceae
glaucoma
cinchona calisaya
yellow cinchona, peru, rubiaceae
active comp. quinine
fevers and chills,
senna alexandrina
alexiandrian senna, african,
fabaceae,
purgative
valeriana officinalis
valerian root,
europe, asia, for insomnia,
valerianaceae,
chondodendron tomentosum
curare, amazon
menispermaceae
muscle relaxant, also as an arrow poison,
catharanthus roseus
madagascar perwinkle
from madagascar apocynaceae
treats cancers,
melilotus officinalis
fabaceae, sweet clover
euro to india,
coumarin, anticoagulant.
