Ouabain

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Africa, BR, CD

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Poison(Arrow)

Science studied: BIPINDOSIDE, CHOLINE, GLYCOSIDES, LINOLEIC-ACID

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 gratus

Common names: Ouabain, climbing-oleander, estrofantina, estrofanto, estrofantus, ouabain, poison arrowvine, spider-tresses, strophanthus glabre du Gabon, 旋花羊角拗

History

The source record documents this plant in Africa, BR, CD.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Poison(Arrow)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Africa
• BR
• CD

Documented cultural uses

• Poison(Arrow)

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BIPINDOSIDE
• CHOLINE
• GLYCOSIDES
• LINOLEIC-ACID
• SARHAMNOLOSIDE
• SARMENTOSIDE-E
• SARMENTOLOSIDE
• STROPHANTHINIC-ACID
• THOLLOSIDE
• OLEIC-ACID
• SARNOVIDE
• TRIGONELLINE
• ACOLONGIFLOROSIDE-K
• OUABAIN
• STROGOSIDE

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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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