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Menispermaceae

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Definition: A plant family of the order Ranunculales, subclass Magnoliidae, class Magnoliopsida. Members are mostly vines and shrubs and they contain isoquinoline alkaloids, some of which have been used as arrow poisons.  prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (   
Examples Cissampelos; Cocculus; Cyclea; Menispermum; Sinomenium; Stephania; Tinospora 		Other names Triclisias; Triclisia
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
cycleanine  518-94-5 8,11:20,23-Dietheno-1H,12H-(1,10)dioxacyclooctadecino(2,3,4-ij:11,12,13-i'j')diisoquinoline, 2,3,12a,13,14,15,24,24a-octahydro-1,13-dimethyl-5,6,17,18-tetramethoxy-, (12aR-(12aR*,24aR*))  *Alkaloids *Isoquinolines Menispermaceae. Masui 1982;31(9):1016
dimethylcycleanine  75846-14-9   *Alkaloids *Isoquinolines Menispermaceae. Chung-Kuo Yao Li Hseuh Pao 1980;1(1):26
tridictyophylline  52038-19-4 Morphinan-8-one, 6,7-didehydro-14-hydroxy-2,3,6,7-tetramethoxy-17-methyl  *Alkaloids Menispermaceae. J Nat Prod 1981;44(2):160
coccuvine  61445-80-5   *Alkaloids Menispermaceae. Experientia 32(11):1369;1976

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