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Annonaceae

Medical Definition:	The custard-apple plant family of the order Magnoliales, subclass Magnoliidae, class Magnoliopsida. Some members provide large pulpy fruits and commercial timber. Leaves and wood are often fragrant. Leaves are simple, with smooth margins, and alternately arranged in two rows along the stems.
Guide Notes:	coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual
Also Called:	Artabotrys,Cananga,Goniothalamus,Porcelia,Xylopia,Fissistigma,Artabotrys uncinatus

Annonaceae Categories.

	Annona - A plant genus of the family ANNONACEAE. It has edible fruit and seeds which contain acetogenins and benzoquinazoline and other alkaloids.
	Asimina - A plant genus of the family ANNONACEAE. It has edible fruit and seeds which contain asitrocin, asitrilobins, and other tetrahydrofuran acetogenins.
	Guatteria - A plant genus of the family ANNONACEAE. Members contain asarone, isoguattouregidine (an isoquinoline alkaloid), norlaureline, puterine, noraporphine alkaloids.
	Polyalthia - A plant genus of the family ANNONACEAE. Members contain 8-oxopolyalthiaine.
	Rollinia - A plant genus of the family ANNONACEAE. Members contain aporphines, acetogenins and rollinone.
	Uvaria - A plant genus of the family ANNONACEAE. Members contain uvarigrin, uvarigrandin, chamuvaritin and other acetogenins and benzylisoquinoline alkaloids.

Annonaceae Medical Definitions and Terms

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