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Menispermaceae
Medical Definition: | A plant family of the order Ranunculales, subclass Magnoliidae, class Magnoliopsida. Members are mostly vines and shrubs and they contain isoquinoline alkaloids, some of which have been used as arrow poisons. |
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: | Triclisia |
Cissampelos - A plant genus of the family MENISPERMACEAE. Members contain eletefine (a stephaoxocane alkaloid) and tropoloisoquinoline and protoberberine ALKALOIDS. | |
Cocculus - A plant genus of the family MENISPERMACEAE. Members contain sinococuline, coccuvine and other ALKALOIDS. | |
Cyclea - A plant genus of the family MENISPERMACEAE. Members contain bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids. | |
Menispermum - A plant genus of the family MENISPERMACEAE. Members contain dauricine and other ALKALOIDS. | |
Sinomenium - A plant genus of the family MENISPERMACEAE. Members contain sinomenine, caffeine, 1,7-dimethylxanthine, and other ALKALOIDS. | |
Stephania - A plant genus of the family MENISPERMACEAE. Members contain cycleanine. | |
Tinospora - A plant genus of the family MENISPERMACEAE. Members have been used in AYURVEDIC MEDICINE. Hyporglycemic effect has been reported. |
Menispermaceae Medical Definitions and Terms
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