PLANT NAMES Flashcards
(37 cards)
1
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ayahuasca
A
Banisteriopsis caapi
2
Q
strychnine tree
A
strychnos nux-vomica
3
Q
ergot
A
claviceps purpurea
4
Q
morning glory
A
Ipomoea tricolor
5
Q
turmeric
A
Curcuma longa
6
Q
St John’s wort
A
hypericum perforatum
7
Q
angel’s trumpet
A
Brugmansia spp.
8
Q
Jimson weed
A
Datura stramonium
9
Q
chili pepper
A
capsicum annum
10
Q
tobacco
A
Nicotiana rustica and Nicotiana tabacum
11
Q
fly agaric
A
amanita muscaria
12
Q
garlic
A
allium sativum
13
Q
white willow
A
salix alba
14
Q
queen Anne’s lace
A
Daucus carota
15
Q
ginkgo
A
ginkgo biloba
16
Q
lion’s mane
A
hericium erinaceus
17
Q
firmoss
A
huperzia serrata
18
Q
indian coleus
A
coleus foskolii
19
Q
bacopa
A
bacopa monnieri
20
Q
ginseng
A
panax ginseng
21
Q
calabar bean
A
physostigma venenosum
22
Q
deadly nightshade
A
atropa belladonna
23
Q
castor bean
A
ricinus communis
24
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rosary pea
A
abrus precatorius
25
curare
chondrodendron tomentosum
26
foxglove
digitalis purpurea
27
wolf's bane/aconite
aconitum spp.
28
coca (monoaminergic)
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Erythroxylum coca
(leaves/cocaine - blocks re-uptake of monoamine neurotransmitters dopamine in mesolimbic dopamine pathway)
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29
ephedra (monoaminergic)
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ephedra sinica
(dried stems-roots/ephedrine - enters pre-synaptic neuron via norepinephrine transporter, enters synaptic vesicle vis vascular monoamine transporter, norepinephrine released in cytoplasms and into synaptic cleft)
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30
coffee (purinogenic)
coffea arabica
| seed/caffeine - antagonist for all adenosine [decreases activity of cholinergic neurons] receptors
31
tea (purinogenic)
camellia sinensis
| leaves/epigallocatechin gallate EGCG
32
cocoa (purinogenic)
theobroma cacao
| seeds/theobromine
33
yerba maté (purinogenic)
Ilex paraguariensis
| leaves & stem/theobromine
34
guarana (purinogenic)
Paullinia cupana
| seeds/caffeine
35
valerian (sedative)
Valeriana officinalis
| root & rhizome/ valerenic acid
36
chamomile
Matricaria recutita
| dried flowers/apigenin
37
kave
piper methysticum
| rootstalk/kavain
