Plant Extracts
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Plant Extracts. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Plant Extracts.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Cascara - Dried aged bark of a buckthorn, Frangula purshiana (FRANGULA), that contains the anthraquinone EMODI...
Curare - Plant extracts from several species, including genera STRYCHNOS and Chondodendron, which contain TET...
Drugs, Chinese Herbal - Chinese herbal or plant extracts which are used as drugs to treat diseases or promote general well-b...
Grape Seed Extract - Exudate from seeds of the grape plant Vitis vinifera, composed of oils and secondary plant metabolit...
Ipecac - A syrup made from the dried rhizomes of two different species, CEPHAELIS ipecacuanha and C. acuminat...
Lecithins - A complex mixture of PHOSPHOLIPIDS; GLYCOLIPIDS; and TRIGLYCERIDES; with substantial amounts of PHOS...
Opium - The air-dried exudate from the unripe seed capsule of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, or its va...
Pectins - High molecular weight polysaccharides present in the cell walls of all plants. Pectins cement cell w...
Plant Extracts - Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a ...
Podophyllin - Caustic extract from the roots of Podophyllum peltatum and P. emodi. It contains PODOPHYLLOTOXIN and...
Psyllium - Dried, ripe seeds of Plantago psyllium, P. indica, and P. ovata (Plantaginaceae). Plantain seeds swe...
Senna Extract - Preparations of Cassia senna and C. angustifolia (see SENNA PLANT). They contain sennosides, which a...
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