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Descriptor
English
:
Harmine
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Harmina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Harmina
Synonyms
English
:
Banisterine
Leucoharmine
Telepathine
Yageine
Tree Number:
D03.132.436.477
D03.438.473.402.477
D03.494.154.344
Definition
English
:
Alkaloid isolated from
seeds
of
Peganum
harmala L.,
Zygophyllaceae
. It is identical to banisterine, or telepathine, from Banisteria caapi and is one of the active ingredients of hallucinogenic drinks made in the western Amazon region from related
plants
. It has no therapeutic use, but (as banisterine) was hailed as a
cure
for postencephalitic
Parkinson disease
in the 1920's.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with HARMIDINE or
HARMALINE
Pharmacological Action:
Hallucinogens
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under ALKALOIDS 1975-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DF
deficiency
DU
diagnostic use
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
6399
Unique Identifier:
D006247
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