Curare

At a glance

Origin / distribution: German, Spanish, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, South America, French, US

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Aperient, Diuretic, Fever, Poison(Arrow)

Science studied: N-BENZYL-PHTHALIMIDE, CHONDODINE, CURINE, NORCYCLEANINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Menispermaceae

Scientific name: Chondrodendron tomentosum

Common names: Curare, Anpi anku, Behaarter Knorpelbaum, Cuyovi o’fa, Machap, Parreira-brava, Pava waska, Soga de la pava, Tsima, Tubo-Curare, Uva, Uva-da-serra, Uva-do-mato, Veneno de pavas, chrupkavec plstnatý, kurare-lian, pareira

History

The source record documents this plant in German, Spanish, Peru, Venezuela, Elsewhere, Brazil, South America, French and 4 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Aperient
• Diuretic
• Fever
• Poison(Arrow)
• Tonic
• Poison
• Antiseptic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• German
• Spanish
• Peru
• Venezuela
• Elsewhere
• Brazil
• South America
• French
• US
• BR
• CO
• EC

Documented cultural uses

• Aperient
• Diuretic
• Fever
• Poison(Arrow)
• Tonic
• Poison
• Antiseptic

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• First Comprehensive Characterization and Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction Optimization of an Unexplored Amazonian Berry (<em>Chondrodendron tomentosum</em>): A Novel Source of Anthocyanins and Phenolic Compounds · 2025 source ↗
• Curare alkaloids; examination of commercial curare, Chondrodendron tomentosum R and P and Anomospermum grandifolium Eichl. · 1948 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• N-BENZYL-PHTHALIMIDE
• CHONDODINE
• CURINE
• NORCYCLEANINE
• TOMENTOCURINE
• TUBOCURARINE
• L-TUBOCURARINE
• L-BEEBERINE
• CHONDOCURINE
• CYCLEANINE
• CHONDOCURARINE
• ISOCHONDODENDRINE
• PELONINE
• D-TUBOCURARINE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.