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Compound Name |
Therapeutic Category in Medical Science |
Plant Sources |
Plant Uses in Traditional Medicine |
Correlation Between Two Usesa |
|
Trichosanthin |
Abortifacient |
Trichosanthes, kirilowii Maxim. (Chinese snake gourd) |
Abortifacient |
Yes |
|
Tubocurarine |
Skeletal muscle relaxant |
Chondodendron tomentosum R. & P. (Curare) |
Arrow poison |
Yes |
|
Valepotriates |
Sedative |
Valeriana officinalis L. (Valerian) |
Sedative |
Yes |
|
Vasicine (peganine) |
Oxytocic |
Adhatoda vasica Nees (Malabar nut) |
Expectorant |
No |
|
Vincamine |
Cerebral stimulant |
Vinca minor L. (Common periwinkle, running myrtle) |
Cardiovascular disorders |
Yes |
|
Vinblastine (vincaleukoblastine) |
Antitumor agent |
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don (Madagascar periwinkle) |
Not used |
No |
|
Vincristine (leurocristine) |
Antitumor agent |
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don (Madagascar periwinkle) |
Not used |
No |
|
Xathotoxin (ammoidin; 8-methoxypsoralen) |
Pigmenting agent |
Ammi majus L. (Bishop’s weed) |
Leukoderma; vitiligo |
Yes |
|
Yohimbine |
Adrenergic blocker; aphrodisiac |
Pausinystalia johimbe (K. Schum.) (Pierre ex Beille) |
Aphrodisiac |
Yes |
|
Yuanhuacine |
Abortifacient |
Daphne genkwa Sieb & Zucc. (Pinyin; Yuán huā) |
Abortifacient |
Yes |
|
Yuanhuadin |
Abortifacient |
Daphne genkwa Sieb. & Zucc. (Pinyin; Yuán huā) |
Abortifacient |
Yes |
|
aYes indicated a positive correlation between the traditional medical use of the plant and the current therapeutic use of the chemical extracted from the plant. No indicated that there is no correlation as indicated previously. bNow also synthesized commercially. cA minor synthetic modification over a natural product. |
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