Steinmetz:Strophanthus
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Strophanthus kombe
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Strophanthus kombe: tropical Central- and South East Africa
- Nyasaland
- Mozambique
- Southern Asia
- Strophanthus gratustropical West Africa (Sierra Leone and Congo)
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- Strophanthus kombe; strophantin
- strophantic acid (saponin)
- inein
- combic acid
- fixed oil
- choline
- trigonellin: Strophanthus gratus: the same constituents as Strophanthus kombe and also ouabain
- Action
- diuretic
- cardiac-stimulant
- toxic
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