TABLE 9–1 Secondary Plant Constituents Used as Drugs Throughout the World, Their Sources and Uses
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Compound Name
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Therapeutic Category in Medical Science
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Plant Sources
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Plant Uses in Traditional Medicine
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Correlation Between Two Usesa
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Acetyldigitoxin
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Cardiotonic
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Digitalis lanata Ehrh. (Grecian foxglove)
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Not used
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Indirect
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Adoniside
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Cardiotonic
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Adonis vernalis L. (Pheasant’s eye)
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Heart conditions
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Yes
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Aescin
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Antiinflammatory
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Aesculus hippocastanum L. (Horse chestnut)
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Inflammations
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Yes
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Aesculetin
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Antidysentery
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Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance (variety of Fraxinus chinensis Roxb.)
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Dysentery
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Yes
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Agrimophol
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Anthelmintic
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Agrimonia eupatoria L. (Common agrimony)
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Anthelmintic
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Yes
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Ajmalicine
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Circulatory stimulant
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Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz (Indian snakeroot)
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Tranquilizer
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Indirect
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Allantoinb
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Vulnerary
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Several plants
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Not used
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No
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Allyl isothiocyanateb
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Rubefacient
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Brassica nigra (L.) Koch (Black mustard)
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Rubefacient
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Yes
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Anabasine
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Skeletal muscle relaxant
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Anabasis aphylla L. (Tumbleweed)
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Not used
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No
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Andrographolide
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Antibacterial
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Andrographis paniculata Nees. (Karyat)
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Dysentery
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Yes
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Anisodamine
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Anticholinergic
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Anisodus tanguticus (Maxim.) Pascher (Zàng qiè)
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Meningitis symptoms
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Yes
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Anisodine
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Anticholinergic
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Anisodus tanguticus (Maxim.) Pascher (Zàng qiè)
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Meningitis symptoms
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Yes
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Arecoline
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Anthelmintic
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Areca catechu L. (Betel-nut palm)
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Anthelmintic
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Yes
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Asiaticoside
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Vulnerary
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Centella asiatica (L.) Urban (Indian pennywort)
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Vulnerary
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Yes
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Atropine
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Anticholinergic
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Atropa belladonna L. (Belladonna)
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Dilate pupil of eye
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Yes
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Benzyl benzoateb
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Scabicide
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Several plants
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Not used
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No
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Berberine
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Antibacterial
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Berberis vulgaris L. (Barberry)
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Gastric ailments
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Yes
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Bergenin
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Antitussive
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Ardisia japonica Thunb. (Japanese ardisia)
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Chronic bronchitis
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Yes
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