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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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L-Dopab
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Antiparkinsonism
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Mucuna deeringiana (Bort) Merr. (Velvet bean)
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Not used
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No
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Emetine
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Amebicide; emetic
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Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Botero) A. Richard (Ipecac)
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Amebicide; emetic
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Yes
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Ephedrineb
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Sympathomimetic
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Ephedra sinica Stapf (Ma-Huang)
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Chronic bronchitis
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Yes
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Etoposideb
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Antitumor agent
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Podophyllum peltatum L. (May apple)
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Cancer
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Yes
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Galanthyamine
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Cholinesterase inhibitor
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Lycoris squamigera Maxim. (Ressurection lily; magic lily)
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Not used
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No
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Gitalin
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Cardiotonic
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Digitalis purpurea L. (Common foxglove)
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Cardiotonic
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Yes
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Glaucarubin
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Amebicide
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Simaruba glauca DC. (Paradise tree)
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Amebicide
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Yes
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Glaucine
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Antitussive
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Glaucium flavum Crantz (Horned poppy, sea poppy)
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Not used
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No
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Glaziovine
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Antidepressant
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Ocotea glaziovii Mez (Yellow cinnamon)
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Not used
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No
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Glycyrrhizin (Glycyrrhetic acid)
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Sweetener
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Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (Licorice)
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Sweetener
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Yes
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Gossypol
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Male contraceptive
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Gossypium species (Cotton)
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Decreased fertility observed
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Yes
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Hemsleyadin
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Antibacterial; antipyretic
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Hemsleya amabilis Diels (Luó guō di)
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Dysentery
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Yes
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Hesperidin
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Capillary antihemorrhagic
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Citrus species (Citrus, e.g., orange, lemon)
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Not used
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No
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Hydrastine
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Hemostatic; astringent
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Hydrastis canadensis L. (Golden seal)
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Astringent
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Yes
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Hyoscyamine
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Anticholinergic
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Hyoscyamus niger L. (Henbane)
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Sedative
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Yes
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Kainic acid
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Ascaricide
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Digenea simplex (Wulf.) Agardh (Red alga)
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Anthelmintic
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Yes
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