Emetic herb

Westfall, R. E. Use of anti-emetic herbs in pregnancy women s choices, and the question of safety and efficacy. Complement Ther Nurs Midwifery... 

Lobelia. Indian tobacco wild tobacco emetic herb asthma wsed bladder pod vomit wort. Dried leaves and tops of Lobelia inflate L., Lobetiaeeae. (The seeds are also used.) Habit. Canada, U.S. ConstiL Leaves and lops chiefly lobeline, also lobelidine, lobelanine, lobelamdine. and other alkaloids. Seeds lobeline, fixed oil. 

Common/vernacular names Indian tobacco, wild tobacco, asthma weed, gagroot, emetic herb, and vomit wort. 

Lycorine (69) was recognized as a potent emetic and a moderately toxic base from the time of its initial isolation from Narcissus pseudonarcissus E. (in about 1877) (48). Since that time its isolation from many other AmaryUidaceae, for example, Lpcom radiate Herb., has served to estabUsh it as the most cosmopohtan alkaloid of the family. TypicaUy, as much as 1% of the dry weight of daffodil bulbs may consist of lycorine (69), which has been reported to... 

Jatrophagospiifolia L. var. delgans Muel. J. curcas L. Hong Ma Feng Shu (Sweet cassava) (seed) Phytotoxin, curcin, curcasin, arachidic, linoleic acid, myristic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid.50 The herb (seed) is toxic. Seed oil emetic, laxative, purgative, treat skin ailments. 

Nicotiana tabacum L. Yan Cao (Tobacco) (leaf) Nicotine, nicotimine, nicoteine, nicotelline.60 This herb is toxic. Treat soreness in the joints, numbness, hemicrania, poisonous snakebites, insecticide, antidysenteric, emetic. 

Rhodea japonica Roth. Won Nian Qing (leaf, rhizome) Rhodexin , , C, and D.33 This herb can cause vasoconstriction. Improve heart muscle, used as an emetic, antibacterial. 

N.A. Jutrophine, emetic, purgative oil, diterpene jatrophone, isovitexin, resins, isophytosterol, tannin, cyanidin, apigenin, histamine.145-146 This herb is toxic. A folk remedy for cancer. Treat asthma, constipation, diabetes, diarrhea. It is a disinfectant, laxative. Externally applied to piles and bums. 

N.A. Nerium oleander L. Oleandrin, neriin, folinerin, rosagenin, comerin, pseudocuramine, rutin, cortenerin, oleandomycin.100 This herb is highly toxic. Cardiac, cardiotonic, cyanogenetic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, insecticidal, parasiticide, purgative, sternutatory, stimulant. 

Herbs listed in the Botanical Safety Handbook as emetics ... 

Notice Certain plant constituents, such as caffeine or pyrrolizidine alkaloids, and herbs with known physiological actions, such as emetics and nervous system stimulants, may present safety considerations in numerous species. Rather than address such concerns in detail for each individual species, a Notice identifies these constituents... 

Traditional use A water infusion of the herb is used to treat nudaria, epilepsy, and other diseases. The root of the herb is used as an emetic (Khalmatov 1964). In the folk medicine of Central Asia, Azerbaijan, and Crimea, a water infusion of the plant is used to treat malaria, and in Azerbaijan for treatment of epilepsy. Because this plant is poisonous, internal use of this species must be done with caution (Makhlayuk 1992). 

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