Plants that kills Flashcards
1
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scientific name Calabar bean
A
Physostigma venenonusm
2
Q
calabar bean:
- part used
- bioactive compound
A
- bean
2. physostigmine
3
Q
scientific name deadly nightshade
A
Atropa belladonna
4
Q
deadly nightshade:
- part used
- bioactive compound
A
- foliage and berries
2. atropine
5
Q
scientific name Castor bean
A
ricinus communis
6
Q
Castor bean:
- part used
- bioactive compound
A
- bean
2. ricin
7
Q
scientific name Rosary Pea
A
Abrus precatorius
8
Q
Rosary pea:
- part used
- bioactive compound
A
- bean
2. agrin
9
Q
scientific name curare
A
chondrodendron tomentosum
10
Q
curare:
- part used
- bioactive compound
A
- bark/woody stems
2. tubocurarine
11
Q
scientific name Foxglove
A
Digitalis purpurea
12
Q
foxglove:
- part used
- bioactive compound
A
- leaves
2. digoxin
13
Q
scientific name Wolf’s bane
A
Aconitum spp.
14
Q
Wolf’s bane
- part used
- bioactive compound
A
- all parts
2. aconitine
15
Q
scientific name garlic
A
Allium sativum
16
Q
garlic:
1. part used
2. bioactive compound
A
- bulb
2. alliin to allicin
17
Q
scientific name white willow
A
Salix alba
18
Q
White willow:
- part used
- bioactive compound
A
- bark
2. salicin metabolized to salicyclic acid
19
Q
scientific name Queen Anne’s Lace
A
Daucus carota
20
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Queen Anne’s Lace
- part used
- bioactive compound
A
- seeds
2. carotol
