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Asclepiadaceae

Medical Definition:	The milkweed plant family of the order Gentianales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. It includes many tropical herbs and shrubby climbers; most with milky juice. Flowers have five united petals. Fruits are podlike, usually with tufted seeds.
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:	Cryptostegia,Gomphocarpus,Gongronema,Caralluma

Asclepiadaceae Categories.

	Asclepias - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. This is the true milkweed; APOCYNUM & EUPHORBIA hirta are rarely called milkweed. Asclepias asthmatica has been changed to TYLOPHORA.
	Calotropis - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. The downy akund floss fiber from the seeds is used like kapok.
	Cryptolepis - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. Members contain the alkaloids quindoline, CSA-3, cryptolepine, and neocryptolepine.
	Cynanchum - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. Members contain steroidal glycosides and cytotoxic phenanthroindolizidine N-oxide alkaloids.
	Gymnema - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE.
	Hemidesmus - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. It is a source of PREGNANES. It is sometimes an adulterant of commercial sarsaparrilla.
	Marsdenia - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. Members contain pregnane glycosides (marsdekoiside & marstomentosides, maryal) and hainaneosides (SAPONINS).
	Periploca - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. It is a source of periplocosides (pregnane steroid glycosides).
	Tylophora - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. Members contain phenanthro-indolizidine alkaloids.

Asclepiadaceae Medical Definitions and Terms

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