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Descriptor English: Viburnum
Descriptor Spanish: Viburnum
Descriptor Viburnum
Entry term(s) viburno
viburnos
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia CAPRIFOLIACEAE. El nombre común deriva de su utilización tradicional para tratar los dolores menstruales. Contiene viburnina, ácido valeriánico, vibsanina y ácido ursólico. El verdadero arándano rojo es el VACCINIUM MACROCARPON.
Descriptor Portuguese: Viburnum
Descriptor French: Viburnum
Entry term(s): Bark, Cramp
Barks, Cramp
Cramp Bark
Cramp Barks
Cranberries, Highbush
Cranberry, Highbush
Highbush Cranberries
Highbush Cranberry
Viburnums
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.328.500.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D027925
Scope note: A plant genus in the family CAPRIFOLIACEAE. The common name derives from its traditional use for menstrual cramps. It is a source of viburnine, valerianic acid, vibsanin, and ursolic acid. Note that true cranberry is VACCINIUM MACROCARPON.
Annotation: do not confuse with true cranberry = VACCINIUM MACROCARPON
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
Previous Indexing: Plants (1966-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35739
Unique ID: D027925
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/07
Viburnum - Preferred
Concept UI M0381134
Scope note A plant genus in the family CAPRIFOLIACEAE. The common name derives from its traditional use for menstrual cramps. It is a source of viburnine, valerianic acid, vibsanin, and ursolic acid. Note that true cranberry is VACCINIUM MACROCARPON.
Preferred term Viburnum
Entry term(s) Bark, Cramp
Barks, Cramp
Cramp Bark
Cramp Barks
Cranberries, Highbush
Cranberry, Highbush
Highbush Cranberries
Highbush Cranberry
Viburnums



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