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Indian Tape-Vine
Stephania glabra
Indian Tape-Vine
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Body), Ache(Head), Antibiotic, Asthma
Science studied: ALKALOIDS, CYCLEANINE, DEHYDROCORYDALMINE, GINDARINE
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: Stephania glabra
Common names: Indian Tape-Vine
History
The source record documents this plant in India, Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Body)
- Ache(Head)
- Antibiotic
- Asthma
- Convulsion
- Hyperglycemia
- Inflammation
- Sedative
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- Eye
- Intestine
- Massage
- Tuberculosis
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- India
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Body)
- Ache(Head)
- Antibiotic
- Asthma
- Convulsion
- Hyperglycemia
- Inflammation
- Sedative
- Eye
- Intestine
- Massage
- Tuberculosis
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Ache(Body) · India · "
- Ache(Head) · India · "
- Antibiotic · Elsewhere · "
- Asthma · Elsewhere · "
- Convulsion · Elsewhere · "
- Hyperglycemia · Elsewhere · "
- Inflammation · Elsewhere · "
- Sedative · Elsewhere · "
- Eye · India · "
- Intestine · Elsewhere · "
- Massage · India · "
- Tuberculosis · Elsewhere · "
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
- Sustainable Nanoparticles from Stephania glabra and Analysis of Their Anticancer Potential on 2D and 3D Models of Prostate Cancer. · 2023 source ↗
- Tempo-Spatial Pattern of Stepharine Accumulation in <i>Stephania Glabra</i> Morphogenic Tissues. · 2019 source ↗
- Efficacy and safety of Stephania glabra: an alkaloid-rich traditional medicinal plant. · 2014 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALKALOIDS
- CYCLEANINE
- DEHYDROCORYDALMINE
- GINDARINE
- GINDARININE
- MAGNOFLORINE
- N-METHYLHYDOXYSTEPHARINE
- (+)-PRONUCIFERINE
- REMERINE
- STEPHARANINE
- STEPHARINE
- TETRAHYDROPALMATINE
- N-DEMETHYCYCLEANINE
- JATRORRHIZINE
- N-METHYLOXYSTEPHANINE
- COLUMBAMINE
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- GINDARICINE
- HYNDARINE
- PALMATINE
- ROTUNDINE
- STEPHARARINE
- (-)-CORYDALMINE
- (-)-STEPHOLIDINE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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