Alkaloids

Alkaloid yielding plants

apocynaceae, rubiaceae, solanaceae, papaveraceae, ranunculaceae

Monocots

Amaryllidaceae, Liliaceae

Pyridine and piperidine

Tobacco, Areca/betel nut, lobelia/indian tobacco

Tropane

Belladona/deadly nightshade leaf, jimsonweed/jamestown weed/stramonium, hyoscyamus/henbane, withania, duboisia, mandragora/eurpoean mandrake

Quinoline

Cuprea bark, Cinchona bark/peruvian bark

Isoquinoline

Ipecac/cartagena/panama ipecac, hydrastis/goldenseal, sanguinaria/bloodroot, Curare, opium

indole

rauwolfia, nox vomica, catharanthus/vinca rosea, physostigma/calabar bean/ordeal, ergot

imidazole

pilocarpus/jaborandi

purine

kola/cola/kolanuts, coffee, tea

steroidal alkaloids

green/american hellbore, white/european hellbore

alkaloidal amines

ephedra/mua hang, colhicine, khat/abyssinian tea, peyote/mescal buttons

Nicotine

Nicotinia rustica/tabacum

Nicotinic acid/Nicotine

Aid in smoking cessation

Areca/betel nut

Areca catechu

Arecoline

Stimulant

Lobelia/indian tobacco

Lobelia inflata

Lobeline

Aid in smoking cessation

Belladona/deadly nightshade leaf

Atropa belladona

Atropine

Anticholinergic properties

Jimsonweed/Jamestown weed/Stramonium

Datura Stramoniun

Atropine

Anticholinergic properties

Hyoscyamus/henbane

Hyoscyamus niger

Hyoscyamine/Scopolamine

Parasympatholytic

Coca leaves

Erythtoxylum coca

Cocaine

Local anesthetic

Withania

Dried roots of withania somnifera

Tropine

Sedative

Duboisia

Dried leaves of Duboisia myoporoides

Hyoscyamine

Anticholinergic properties

Mandragora/european mandrake

Dried roots of Mandragora officinarum

Hyoscyamine

Anticholinergic properties

Cinchona/peruvian bark

Dried bark of cinchona ledgeriana/succirubra

Quinidine/Quinine/Cinchonine/Cinchonidine

Tx for malaria/Cardiac arrhythmias

Cuprea bark

Dried barks of Remija purdieana/pedunculata

Quinidine

Tx for cardiac arrhythmias

Ipecac/cartagena/panama ipecac

Roots and rhizome of cephaelis ipecacuanha/accuminata

Emetine

Emetic

Hydrastis/goldenseal

Dried roots of Hydrastis canadensis

Hydrastine

Dye/astringent

Sanguinaria/bloodroot

Dried rhizomes of sanguinaria canadensis

Sanguinarine

Emetic

Curare/SA arrow poison

Dried barks and stem of Strychnos castelnaei/toxifera

Tubocurarine

skeletal muscle relaxant

Opium

Milky exudate of papaver somniferum

Morphine/Codeine/Narcotine

Narcotic/Antitussive/Analgesic

Rauwolfia

Dried roots of Rauwolfia serpentina

Reserpine

Sedative

Catharanthus/Vinca rosea

Catharanthus roseus

Vincristine

Anti-cancer

Nux vomica

Dried ripe seeds of strychnos nuxvomica

Strychnine

Alcohol denaturant

Physostigma/calabar bean/ordeal

Dried ripe seeds of Physostigma venenosum

Physostigmine

Tx for glaucoma

Ergot

Claviceps purpurea

Ergotamine

Tx for migraine

Pernambuco/Maranham/Paraguay jaborandi

Pilocarpus/Microphyllum/Pinnatifolius jaborandi

Pilocarpine

Tx for glaucoma

Kola

Cola nitida

Caffeine

CNS stimulant

Coffee bean

Dried ripe seed of coffea arabica/rustica

Caffeine

CNS stimulant

Thea

Dried leaves of Camellia sinensis

Theine

CNS stimulant

Green/american hellbore

Dried rhizomes Veratrum viride

Germidine

Hypotensive properties

White/european hellbore

Dried rhizomes Veratrum album

Proveratrine A B

Hypotensive

Ephedra Ma huang

Entire plant of Ephedra sinica/equisetina/distachya

Ephedrine

Potent sympathomimetic

Colchicine

Dried ripe seed of Colchicum autumnale

Colchicine

Gout suppressant

Khat/abyssinian tea

Fresh leaves of catha edulis

Norephedrine

Stimulant

Peyote/mescal buttons

Dried tops of lophophora williamsii

Mescaline

Hallucinogenic