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Asclepiadaceae

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Definition: 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.  coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES 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   
Examples Asclepias; Calotropis; Cryptolepis; Cynanchum; Gymnema; Hemidesmus; Marsdenia; Periploca; Tylophora 		Other names Gongronemas; Cryptostegias; Carallumas; Gongronema; Caralluma; Gomphocarpus; Cryptostegia
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
neocryptolepine  0   *Alkaloids *Quinolines DNA Topoisomerases, Type II/antagonists & inhibitors Asclepiadaceae. Anticancer Drug Des 2000 Jun;15(3):191-201
2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde  673-22-3   *Benzaldehydes Rhus Monophenol Monooxygenase/antagonists & inhibitors Anacardiaceae Asclepiadaceae. Planta Med 1999 Feb;65(1):19-22
cryptolepine  480-26-2 5H-Quindoline, 5-methyl  *Quinolines *Indole Alkaloids Asclepiadaceae.
Pharma Action Antimalarials 		J Pharm Sci 68(12):1510;1979
condurangin  1401-98-5   *Pregnanes Asclepiadaceae. Pharm Acta Helv 52(6-7):139;1977; Pharm Acta Helv 53(2):56;1978
leptaden  12710-00-8   *Plant Extracts Asclepiadaceae. Indian J Med Res 64(4):59;1976; Indian Vet J 1979;56(5):370
gomphothin  11013-75-5   *Glycosides Asclepiadaceae. Farm Zh 28(3):85;1973

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