Asclepiadaceae
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The milkweed plant family of the order Gentianales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. It includes many tropical herbs and shrubby climbers; most with milky juice. Flowers have five united petals. Fruits are podlike, usually with tufted seeds. |
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coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual |
| Also Called: |
Cryptostegia,Gomphocarpus,Gongronema,Caralluma |
Asclepiadaceae Categories.
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Asclepias - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. This is the true milkweed; APOCYNUM & EUPHORBIA hirta are rarely called milkweed. Asclepias asthmatica has been changed to TYLOPHORA. |
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Calotropis - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. The downy akund floss fiber from the seeds is used like kapok. |
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Cryptolepis - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. Members contain the alkaloids quindoline, CSA-3, cryptolepine, and neocryptolepine. |
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Cynanchum - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. Members contain steroidal glycosides and cytotoxic phenanthroindolizidine N-oxide alkaloids. |
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Gymnema - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. |
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Hemidesmus - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. It is a source of PREGNANES. It is sometimes an adulterant of commercial sarsaparrilla. |
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Marsdenia - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. Members contain pregnane glycosides (marsdekoiside & marstomentosides, maryal) and hainaneosides (SAPONINS). |
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Periploca - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. It is a source of periplocosides (pregnane steroid glycosides). |
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Tylophora - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. Members contain phenanthro-indolizidine alkaloids. |
Asclepiadaceae Definitions and Terms
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