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Celastraceae

Medical Definition:	A plant family of the order Celastrales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida.
Guide Notes:	prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (I
Also Called:	Glyptopetalum,Kokoona

Celastraceae Categories.

	Catha - A plant genus of the family CELASTRACEAE. The leafy stems of khat are chewed by some individuals for stimulating effect. Members contain ((+)-norpseudoephedrine), cathionine, cathedulin, cathinine & cathidine.
	Celastrus - A plant genus of the family CELASTRACEAE that contains insecticidal sesquiterpenoids and celastrus oil.
	Euonymus - A plant genus of the family CELASTRACEAE.
	Maytenus - A plant genus of the family CELASTRACEAE.
	Tripterygium - A plant genus of the family CELASTRACEAE that is a source of triterpenoids and diterpene epoxides such as triptolide.

Celastraceae Medical Definitions and Terms

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