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Podophyllum Peltatum

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Mayapple
A perennial herb once used as an anthelmintic, emetic, purgative, and liver tonic; its marked purgative activity precludes its therapeutic use; a semisynthetic derivative, etoposide, is used to treat cancers
Toxicity Dermatitis, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, severe gastroenteritis, and possibly death; mayapple is regarded by the FDA as ‘unsafe’
Podophyllum peltatum,
n See mayapple.
Podophyllum peltatum
Northern American plant in the family Berberidaceae; contains podophyllum resin which causes diarrhea; called also American mandrake, mayapple.
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Berberidaceae (Barberry Family) Podophyllum peltatum L.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of the wetland ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Hess, Benjamin R.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Rothrock, Paul E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
Podophyllum peltatum was used by the Penobscot Indians to treat cancer.
Potato disc tumor induction assay: a multiple mode of drug action ... by Coker, P.S.; Radecke, J.; Guy, C.; Camper, N.D. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
2000 (1) Podophyllotoxin is a lignan isolated from Podophyllum peltatum (2) Camptothecin is an alkaloid isolated from Camptotheca acuminata Table 5 Rank of natural products that present activity in ovarian neoplasias.
Natural product inhibitors of ovarian neoplasia. (Review) by Silva, J.S.; Moura, M.D.; Oliveira, R.A.G.; Diniz, M.F.F.; Barbosa-Filho, J.M. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
 
 
 
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