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Descriptor English: Podophyllum
Descriptor Spanish: Podophyllum
Descriptor Podophyllum
Scope note: Género de hierbas venenosas americanas de la familia BERBERIDACEAE. Las raíces producen PODOFILOTOXINA y otros agentes de importancia farmacológica. Esta planta, en el pasado, se usó como colagogo y catártico. Es diferente de la MANDRAGORA europea.
Descriptor Portuguese: Podophyllum
Descriptor French: Podophyllum
Entry term(s): Podophyllums
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.125.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011035
Scope note: A genus of poisonous American herbs, family BERBERIDACEAE. The roots yield PODOPHYLLOTOXIN and other pharmacologically important agents. The plant was formerly used as a cholagogue and cathartic. It is different from the European mandrake, MANDRAGORA.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PLANTS, TOXIC 1986-90; was heading 1963-85; was in Cat B & D 1963-77
History Note: 91(86)63; was see under PLANTS, TOXIC 1986-90; was heading 1963-85; was in Cat B & D 1963-77
Related: Mandragora MeSH
DeCS ID: 11465
Unique ID: D011035
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Podophyllum - Preferred
Concept UI M0017090
Scope note A genus of poisonous American herbs, family BERBERIDACEAE. The roots yield PODOPHYLLOTOXIN and other pharmacologically important agents. The plant was formerly used as a cholagogue and cathartic. It is different from the European mandrake, MANDRAGORA.
Preferred term Podophyllum
Entry term(s) Podophyllums



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