PCOG LEC M5 Glycosides - Cardiac Glycosides (Plants)

Digitalis or Foxgloves SN

Digitalis purpurea Linne.

Grecian Foxglove SN

Digitalis lanata Ehrhart

Lily of the Valley (Dried rhizomes and roots) SN

Convallaria majalis Linne

Black Indian Hemp/ Dog bane/ Canadian hemp (Dried rhizomes and roots) SN

Apocynum cannabinum Linne

Adonis/ Pheasant Eye SN

Adonis aestivalis

Black Hellebore/ Christmas rose (Dried rhizomes and root) SN

Helleborus niger Linne

Oleander (Adelfa) SN

Nerium oleander

Strophanthus ( Dried, ripe seed) SN

Strophanthus kombe Oliver; Strophantus hispidus

Strophanthus gratus (seed); SN

Strophanthus gratus

Squill/ Squill bulb SN

Urginea maritime Linne Baker or Urginea indica Kunth (Mediterranean Squill)

Red squill SN

Urginea maritima Linne Baker (Red variety)

Digitalis or Foxgloves Family Name

Scrophulariaceae

Grecian Foxglove Family Name

Scrophulariaceae

Lily of the Valley (Dried rhizomes and roots) Family Name

Liliaceae

Black Indian Hemp/ Dog bane/ Canadian hemp (Dried rhizomes and roots) Family Name

Apoynaceae

Adonis/ Pheasant Eye Family Name

Ranunculaceae

Black Hellebore/ Christmas rose (Dried rhizomes and root) Family Name

Ranunculaceae

Oleander (Adelfa) Family Name

Apocynaceae

Strophanthus ( Dried, ripe seed) Family Name

Apocynaceae

Strophanthus gratus (seed); Family Name

Squill/ Squill bulb Family Name

Liliaceae)

Red squill Family Name

Liliaceae

[Constituents] Digitoxin Gitoxin Gitaloxin

Digitalis or Foxgloves

[Constituents] lanatosides A to E (diginalids);

Grecian Foxglove

[Constituents] Convallatoxin (strophanthidin and rhamnose); Convallataxol and Convalloside

Lily of the Valley (Dried rhizomes and roots)

[Constituents] Cimarin (principal constituent); apocannosides and cyanocannoside, adonotoxin, Kstrophanthin.

Black Indian Hemp/ Dog bane/ Canadian hemp (Dried rhizomes and roots)

[Constituents] Adonitoxin Cymarin K-stophantin

Adonis/ Pheasant Eye

[Constituents] Oleandrin

Oleander (Adelfa)

[Constituents] K-strophanthoside (stroposide) Strophanthidin

Strophanthus ( Dried, ripe seed)

[Constituents] Ouabain aka G-strophanthin

Strophanthus gratus (seed);

[Constituents] scillaren A (Principal); glucoscillaren A proscillaridin A

Squill/ Squill bulb

[Constituents] scillaren A (Principal); glucoscillaren A proscillaridin A

Red squill

Cardioactive/Most important source of Digitoxin

Digitalis or Foxgloves

Source of digoxin

Grecian Foxglove

Cardioactive/Source of Convallatoxin

Lily of the Valley (Dried rhizomes and roots)

Cardioactive/ Source of Cimarin

Black Indian Hemp/ Dog bane/ Canadian hemp (Dried rhizomes and roots)

Cardioactive/Souce of Adonitoxin

Adonis/ Pheasant Eye

Possesses cardiac stimulant properties in contrast to Green Hellebore

Black Hellebore/ Christmas rose (Dried rhizomes and root)

Used to treat cardiac insufficiency

Oleander (Adelfa)

extremely poisonous

Strophanthus gratus (seed);

expectorant, emetic, cardiotonic and diuretic.

Squill/ Squill bulb

rat poison

Red squill