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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 |
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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