| SUBSTANCE |
MEDICAL
APPLICATION |
SOURCE |
| C A R D I
O G L Y C O S I D E S |
| Digitalis glycosides |
Heart failure |
Foxglove
Ouabain/ strophanthus |
| Strophanthine |
| A T R O P
I N E A L K A L O I D S |
Atropine |
Painkiller and antispasmodic
in digestion system- , kidney- and bilious complaints; antidote in toxicology;
for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in ophthalmology |
Belladonna
Henbane
Jimsonweed
Mandrake
Night-blooming jessamine |
Hyoscyamine
Scopolamine/ hyoscine |
Treatment of psychiatric
and neurological diseases; narcosis; sea- sickness |
| Q U I N O
L I N E A L K A L O I D S |
| Quinine |
Treatment of malaria, pneumonia,
influenza, sepsis, neuralgia |
Quinine tree
Globe thistle |
| Quinidine |
Palpitations; cardiac arrhythmia |
| Chloroquin |
Malaria, rheumatic diseases,
dermatoses, parasitic liver diseases |
| O
P I U M T Y P E A L K A L O I D S |
| Morphine |
Severe aching pain |
Poppy
Blood root |
| Papaverine |
Antispasmodic effect in
digestion system-, kidney- and bilious diseases, vasospasm, in heart attack |
| Codeine |
Cough, sedative |
| I N D O L
E T Y P E A L K A L O I D S |
| Strychnine |
Stimulator for the nervous
system and the sense organs, antidote in toxicology |
Strychnos |
| Colchicine |
Gout, familial Mediterranean
fever |
Autumn crocus |
| Cocaine |
Local anaesthetic in ophthalmology
and ENT |
Coca |
| Physostigmine |
In ophthalmology and toxicology |
Calabrian bean |
| Yohimbine |
Aphrodisiac |
Yohimbe |
| Emetin, Ipecacuanine |
Treatment of vomiting, cough,
intoxication |
Ipecacuanha |
| Castor oil |
Laxative |
Castor oil plant |
| Apitoxine |
|
Honeybee |
