botanical record · discovered
Snakeplant
Rivea corymbosa
Snakeplant
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico, Mexico(Maya), Guatemala, Mexico(Aztec), PH
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Carminative, Contraceptive, Diuretic, Evil eye
Science studied: ALKALOIDS, ELYMOICLAVINE, ERGINE, ERGOMETRININE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Convolvulaceae
Scientific name: Rivea corymbosa
Common names: Snakeplant
History
The source record documents this plant in Mexico, Elsewhere, Mexico(Maya), Guatemala, Mexico(Aztec), PH.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Carminative
- Contraceptive
- Diuretic
- Evil eye
- Hallucinogen
- Narcotic
- Parturition
- Sore
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- Swelling
- Syphilis
- Tumor
- Divination
- Fear
- Psychomimetic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Mexico
- Elsewhere
- Mexico(Maya)
- Guatemala
- Mexico(Aztec)
- PH
Documented cultural uses
- Carminative
- Contraceptive
- Diuretic
- Evil eye
- Hallucinogen
- Narcotic
- Parturition
- Sore
- Swelling
- Syphilis
- Tumor
- Divination
show 2 more documented entries
- Fear
- Psychomimetic
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
- Ololiuqui: the ancient Aztec narcotic; remarks on the effects of Rivea corymbosa (ololiuqui). · 1955 source ↗
- Location of ergot alkaloid and fungi in the seed of Rivea corymbosa (L.) Hall. f., "ololiuqui". · 1962 source ↗
- [Isolation of lysergic acid alkaloids from the Mexican drug ololiuqui (Rivea corymbosa (L.) Hall.f.)]. · 1960 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALKALOIDS
- ELYMOICLAVINE
- ERGINE
- ERGOMETRININE
- ISOERGINE
- PENNICLAVINE
- TUBICORYNE
- 1,7-DIMETHYLPHENANTHRENE
- LYSERGOL
- TRYPTOPHAN
- CHANOCLAVINE
- ERGOMETRINE
- PHENANTHRENE
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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