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Descriptor English: Harmine
Descriptor Spanish: Harmina
Descriptor harmina
Entry term(s) 7-metoxi-1-metil-9H-pirido(3,4-b)indol
banisterina
leucoharmina
telepatina
yageina
Scope note: Alcaloide aislado de las semillas de PEGANUM HARMALA y ZYGOPHYLLACEAE. Es idéntico a la banisterina o telepatina, de Banisteria caapi, y es uno de los ingredientes activos de bebidas alucinogénicas hechas en la región occidental del Amazonas a partir de plantas relacionadas. No tiene uso terapéutico, pero (como la banisterina) en los años 20 fue considerado útil para curar la ENFERMEDAD DE PARKINSON postencefalítica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Harmina
Descriptor French: Harmine
Entry term(s): 9H-Pyrido(3,4-b)indole, 7-methoxy-1-methyl-
Banisterine
Leucoharmine
Telepathine
Yageine
Tree number(s): D03.132.436.384.500
D03.633.100.473.402.222.500
D03.633.100.496.500.500.384.500
D03.633.300.154.344
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006247
Scope note: Alkaloid isolated from seeds of PEGANUM HARMALA; 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.
Annotation: do not confuse with HARMIDINE or HARMALINE
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Hallucinogens
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Registry Number: 4FHH5G48T7
CAS Type 1 Name: 9H-Pyrido(3,4-b)indole, 7-methoxy-1-methyl-
Previous Indexing: Alkaloids (1969-1974)
Indoles (1969-1974)
Pyridines (1969-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ALKALOIDS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under ALKALOIDS 1975-90
DeCS ID: 6399
Unique ID: D006247
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2019/02/22
Harmine - Preferred
Concept UI M0009805
Scope note Alkaloid isolated from seeds of PEGANUM HARMALA; 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.
Preferred term Harmine
Entry term(s) 9H-Pyrido(3,4-b)indole, 7-methoxy-1-methyl-
Banisterine
Leucoharmine
Telepathine
Yageine



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