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Descriptor English: Emodin
Descriptor Spanish: Emodina
Descriptor emodina
Entry term(s) Peristim
casantranol
emodina de frangula
emodina rheum
Scope note: Antraquinona purgante que se encuentra en varias plantas, especialmente RHAMNUS PURSHIANA. Utilizada antiguamente como laxante, en la actualidad se utiliza principalmente como herramienta en estudios de toxicidad.
Descriptor Portuguese: Emodina
Descriptor French: Émodine
Entry term(s): Archin
Casanthranol
Emodin, Frangula
Emodin, Rheum
Frangula Emodin
Frangulic Acid
Peristim
Rheum Emodin
Tree number(s): D02.455.426.559.847.117.159.353
D02.806.100.353
D04.615.117.159.353
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004642
Scope note: Purgative anthraquinone found in several plants, especially RHAMNUS PURSHIANA. It was formerly used as a laxative, but is now used mainly as a tool in toxicity studies.
Annotation: emodin from aloe goes here not under SCR term aloe emodin
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Cathartics
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Registry Number: KA46RNI6HN
CAS Type 1 Name:
Public MeSH Note: 1991; EMODIN was indexed under ANTHRAQUINONES 1975-1990 and under CATHARTICS 1963-1974; for CASANTHRANOL was indexed under CATHARTICS 1975-1990 and see CASCARA 1991-2019
History Note: 1991(1975)
DeCS ID: 29383
Unique ID: D004642
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/01
Emodin - Preferred
Concept UI M0007302
Scope note Purgative anthraquinone found in several plants, especially RHAMNUS PURSHIANA. It was formerly used as a laxative, but is now used mainly as a tool in toxicity studies.
Preferred term Emodin
Entry term(s) Archin
Emodin, Frangula
Emodin, Rheum
Frangula Emodin
Frangulic Acid
Rheum Emodin
Casanthranol - Narrower
Concept UI M0003581
Preferred term Casanthranol
Peristim - Narrower
Concept UI M000647295
Preferred term Peristim



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