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PLANT NAMES Flashcards

1
Q

ayahuasca

A

Banisteriopsis caapi

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2
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strychnine tree

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strychnos nux-vomica

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3
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ergot

A

claviceps purpurea

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4
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morning glory

A

Ipomoea tricolor

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5
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turmeric

A

Curcuma longa

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6
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St John’s wort

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hypericum perforatum

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7
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angel’s trumpet

A

Brugmansia spp.

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8
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Jimson weed

A

Datura stramonium

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9
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chili pepper

A

capsicum annum

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10
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tobacco

A

Nicotiana rustica and Nicotiana tabacum

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11
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fly agaric

A

amanita muscaria

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12
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garlic

A

allium sativum

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13
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white willow

A

salix alba

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14
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queen Anne’s lace

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Daucus carota

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15
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ginkgo

A

ginkgo biloba

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16
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lion’s mane

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hericium erinaceus

17
Q

firmoss

A

huperzia serrata

18
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indian coleus

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coleus foskolii

19
Q

bacopa

A

bacopa monnieri

20
Q

ginseng

A

panax ginseng

21
Q

calabar bean

A

physostigma venenosum

22
Q

deadly nightshade

A

atropa belladonna

23
Q

castor bean

A

ricinus communis

24
Q

rosary pea

A

abrus precatorius

25
Q

curare

A

chondrodendron tomentosum

26
Q

foxglove

A

digitalis purpurea

27
Q

wolf’s bane/aconite

A

aconitum spp.

28
Q

coca (monoaminergic)

A 
Erythroxylum coca
(leaves/cocaine - blocks re-uptake of monoamine neurotransmitters dopamine in mesolimbic dopamine pathway)
29
Q

ephedra (monoaminergic)

A 
ephedra sinica
(dried stems-roots/ephedrine - enters pre-synaptic neuron via norepinephrine transporter, enters synaptic vesicle vis vascular monoamine transporter, norepinephrine released in cytoplasms and into synaptic cleft)
30
Q

coffee (purinogenic)

A

coffea arabica

seed/caffeine - antagonist for all adenosine [decreases activity of cholinergic neurons] receptors

31
Q

tea (purinogenic)

A

camellia sinensis

leaves/epigallocatechin gallate EGCG

32
Q

cocoa (purinogenic)

A

theobroma cacao

seeds/theobromine

33
Q

yerba maté (purinogenic)

A

Ilex paraguariensis

leaves & stem/theobromine

34
Q

guarana (purinogenic)

A

Paullinia cupana

seeds/caffeine

35
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valerian (sedative)

A

Valeriana officinalis

root & rhizome/ valerenic acid

36
Q

chamomile

A

Matricaria recutita

dried flowers/apigenin

37
Q

kave

A

piper methysticum

rootstalk/kavain

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