dried juice of leaves of Aloe sp. | Aloe |
dried latex from poppy capsules | Opium |
dried aqueous extract from the wood of Acacia catechu | Black catechu |
Animal drugs | 1 Produced from wild (whale, musk, deer)
2 Fished (Cod and halibut)
3 Domesticated animals (Hog, sheep, cattle)
- lanolin and milk, hormones, endocrine, and some enzymes
4 Wild insects (cantharides)
5 Cultivated (honeybee) |
Indigenous plant growing in southern US | Pinus palustris |
Naturalized drug introduced in the US from Europe | Daturastramonium |
Drugs in Leaves (Morph Classification) | Vasaka, Digitalis, Senna, Coca, Datura, Eucalyptus |
Drugs in Barks (Morph Classification) | Cinnamin, Cinchona, Cascara, Ashoka, Arjuna |
Drugs in Flowers (Morph Classification) | Clove, Pyrethrum, Artemisia |
Drugs in Seed (Morph Classification) | Linseed, Mustard, Isapgol, Nux Vomica |
Antimalarial | Quinine (From Cinchona bark) |
antiarrhythmic | Quinidine (From Cinchona bark) |
Drugs acting on G.I.T. | Carminative - Fennel, Cardamom, Mentha
Emetic- Ipecac
Antiamoebic -Kurchi, Ipecac
Laxative -Agar, Isabgol, Banana
Purgative- Senna, Castor oil
Cathartic - Senna
Bitter (stomachic, febrifuge, bitter tonic, & for digestive disturbances)- Cinchona, Quassia, Gentian |
Carminative (GIT) | Fennel, Cardamom, Mentha |
Emetic (GIT) | Ipecac |
Antiamoebic (GIT) | Kurchi, Ipecac |
Laxative (GIT) | Agar, Isabgol, Banana |
Purgative (GIT) | Senna, Castor oil |
Cathartic (GIT) | Senna |
Bitter (stomachic, febrifuge, bitter tonic, & for digestive disturbances) (GIT) | Cinchona, Quassia, Gentian |
Drugs acting on Respiratory System | Antitussive - Opium (codeine)
Bronchodilators – Ephedra, Tea
Expectorant - Vasaka, Liquorice, Ipecac |
Antitussive | Opium (codeine) |
Bronchodilators | Ephedra, Tea |
Expectorant | Vasaka, Liquorice, Ipecac |
Drugs acting on Cardiovascular System | Cardiotonic - Digitalis, Strophantus,Squill
Cardiac depressant -Cinchona, Veratrum
Vasoconstrictor – Ergot
Antihypertensive - Rauwolfia |
Cardiotonic | Digitalis, Strophantus, Squill |
Cardiac depressant | Cinchona, Veratrum |
Vasoconstrictor | Ergot |
Antihypertensive | Rauwolfia |
Drugs acting on Autonomic NervousSystem | Adrenergic - Ephedra
Cholinergic - Physostigma, Pilocarpus |
Adrenergic | Ephedra |
Cholinergic | Physostigma, Pilocarpus |
Drugs acting on Cardiovascular System | Cardiotonic - Digitalis, Strophantus,Squill
Cardiac depressant -Cinchona, Veratrum
Vasoconstrictor – Ergot
Antihypertensive - Rauwolfia |
Cardiotonic | Digitalis, Strophantus, Squill |
Cardiac depressant | Cinchona, Veratrum |
Vasoconstrictor | Ergot |
Antihypertensive | Rauwolfia |
Antispasmodic | Datura, Hyoscyamus, Opium, Curare |
Anticancer | Vinca, Podophyllum, Taxus |
Antirrheumatic | Aconite, Colchicum |
Anthelminthic | Quassia |
Astringent | Catechu |
Antimalarial | Cinchona, Artemesia |
Immunomodulatory | Ginseng |
Immunizing agent | Vaccines, Sera, Antitoxin |
Drugs acting on Skin Membrane | Beeswax, Wool fat, Balsam of Tolu, Balsam of Peru |
Chemotherapeutic | Antibiotics |
Local anesthetic | Coca |
ALKALOIDS | Cinchona, Datura, Vinca, Ipecac, Nux vomica |
Glycosides | Senna, Aloe, ginseng, Glycyrrhiza, Digitalis |
Carbohydrates and its derivatives | Acacia, Tragacanth, Starch,Isabgol |
Volatile oil | Clove, Coriander, Fennel, Cinnamon, Cumin |
Resin and resin combi | Benzoin, tolu balsam,balsam of peru |
Tannins | Catechu, tea |
Enzymes | Papain, casein, trypsin |
Lipids | Beeswax, kokum butter, lanolin |