Plant species |
Product |
Activity |
1. Catharanthus roseus |
(a) Vincristine
(b) Ajmalthine
(Serpentine)
(c) Ajmalicine
(d) Serpentine |
Antileulkaemic
Antiarrhythmic
Tranquilizer |
2. Chrysanthemum
cinerariaefolium |
Pyrethrin |
Insecticide (for grain storage) |
3. Cinchona officinalis |
Quinine |
Antimalarial
|
4. Digitalis lanata |
(a) Digoxill
(b) Reserpine |
Cardiac tonic
Hypotensive |
5. Dioscorea deltoidea |
Diosgenin |
Antifertile
|
6. Jasminum sp. |
Jasmine |
Perfume |
7. Papaver somniferum |
Morphine |
Analgesic, sedative
|
8. P. bracteatum |
Codeine |
Analgesic |
9. Thaumatococcus danielli |
Thaumatin |
Sweetener |
10. Datura stramonium |
Scopolamine |
Antihypertension
|
11. Atropa belladanna |
Atropine |
Blocking of cholinergic |
12. Coptis japonica |
Berberine |
Antibacterial |
13. Campatotheca accminata |
Camptothecin
|
Anticancer |
14. Nicotiana tabacum |
(a) Nicotine
(b) Glutathione?
(c) Ubiquinone-10 |
Ganglion blocker
cardiovascular agent |
15. Coleus blumei |
Rosamarinic acid
|
Spice, antioxidant
|
16. Morinda citrifolia (also Cassia tora) |
Anthraquinones |
Laxatives, dyes |
17. Glycyrrhiza glabra |
Glycyrrhizin |
|
18. Cephalotaxus harringtonia |
Cephalotaxine |
Antitumour |
| 19. Lithospermum erythrorhizon |
Shikonines
|
Dye, pharmaceutical |
| 20. Stevia rebaudiana |
Stevioside |
Sweetener |
