Plant Profiler Pleurisy (Asclepias tuberosa)

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Pharmacology:

• Constituents: The roots of the pleurisy plant have been found to contain glycosides of ikemagenin, lineolon, pleurogenin, ascandroside, cardenolide, uzarigenin, coroglaucigenin, and corotoxigenin.^1,2,3

Pharmacodynamics/Kinetics:

• Insufficient available evidence.

References

1. Abe, F. and Yamauchi, T. Pregnane glycosides from the roots of Asclepias tuberosa. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2000;48(7):1017-1022. 10923833
2. Abe, F. and Yamauchi, T. An androstane bioside and 3'-thiazolidinone derivatives of doubly-linked cardenolide glycosides from the roots of Asclepias tuberosa. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2000;48(7):991-993. 10923828
3. Petricic, J. [On the cardenolides of roots of Asclepias tuberosa L.]. Arch Pharm Ber Dtsch Pharm Ges 1966;299(12):1007-1011. 5232699

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