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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

Menispermaceae Categories.

	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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