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Asclepias fruticosa

Asclepias fruticosa L. [lubetjane, milkweed] (Asclepiadaceae) stem bark concoction is used in the treatment of asthma. The stem bark contains alkaloids, flavonoids, polyphenols, saponins and steroids (15). The aerial parts contain cardenolides (55). The powdered leaf is used as a snuff for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, producing violent and prolonged sneezing in the process (28). [Pg.41]

Groeneveld, H. W., H. Stedl, B. van der Berg, and J. C. Elings, Rapid, quantitative HPLC analysis of Asclepias fruticosa L. and Danaus plexippus L. cardenolides, J. Chem. Ecol., 16, 3373-3382 (1990). [Pg.471]

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