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Kombe Arrow Poison
Strophanthus kombe
Kombe Arrow Poison · Kombe Poisonrope · Kombe Strophanthus · Kombe arrow poison · Large-Leaved Poisonroot · Tailflower · Tripadeilo · Zambezi Tail Flower · grootblaargiftou · kombe · kombe arrow poison · kombe arrow-poison · kombe tailflower · kombegiftou · kombestrofant · mchoki · mununga
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Africa, India, Africa(Swahili), ZA
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cardiotonic, Diuretic, Heart, Poison
Science studied: CARDENOLIDES, CYMAROSE, EMICYMARIN, ERYSIMOSIDE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Apocynaceae
Scientific name: Strophanthus kombe
Common names: Kombe Arrow Poison, Kombe Poisonrope, Kombe Strophanthus, Kombe arrow poison, Large-Leaved Poisonroot, Tailflower, Tripadeilo, Zambezi Tail Flower, grootblaargiftou, kombe, kombe arrow poison, kombe arrow-poison, kombe tailflower, kombegiftou, kombestrofant, mchoki, mununga
History
The source record documents this plant in Africa, India, Africa(Swahili), ZA.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cardiotonic
- Diuretic
- Heart
- Poison
- Poison(Arrow)
- Stimulant
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Africa
- India
- Africa(Swahili)
- ZA
Documented cultural uses
- Cardiotonic
- Diuretic
- Heart
- Poison
- Poison(Arrow)
- Stimulant
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CARDENOLIDES
- CYMAROSE
- EMICYMARIN
- ERYSIMOSIDE
- ERYSIMOSOL
- GLUCOCYMAROL
- HELVETICOSIDE
- ISOEMICYMARIN
- ISOPERIPLOCYMARIN
- NEOGLUCOERYSIMOSIDE
- PANSTROSIDE
- PERIPLOGENIN
- STROPHANTHIDIN
- STROPHANTHIDIN-GLYCOSIDE
- STROPHANTHIDOL
- STROPHANTHIDOL-DIGITOXOSIDO-GLUCOSIDE
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- K-STROPHANTHIN-BETA
- 17-BETA-H-STROPHANTHOSIDE
- STROPHANTHOSIDE-19-CARBOXYLIC-ACID
- TRIGONELLINE
- K-STROPHANTHOL-GAMMA
- ALLO-CYMARIN
- CYMAROL
- ERYSIMOL
- GLUCOHELVETICOSIDE
- MUSAROSIDE
- PERIPLOCYMARIN
- STROPHANTHIDIOL
- K-STROPHANTHOSIDE
- CYMARIN
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.
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
Contributions and revisions
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