Genus and Species
MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM SOUTH AMERICA
Table 2Genus/Species Compound Therapy Ananas comosus (L.) Bromelain Anti-inflammatory Erythroxylum coca Lam. Cocaine Local anaesthetic Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Bort.) Emetine Amoebicide, emetic Carica papaya L. Papain Proteolytic, mucolyttic Pilocarpus jaborandi Holmes Pilocarpine Parasympathomimetic Cinchona ledgeriana M.ex Trimen Quinidine Anti-arrhythmic Cinchona ledgeriana M.ex Trimen Quinine Antimalarial, antipyretic Strychnos nux-vomica L. Strychnine CNS stimulant Chondrodendron tomentosum R&P Tubocurarine Muscle relaxant M.=Moens
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