Sentences with phrase «other alkaloid»

Experimental evidence further suggests that some of the secondary medicinal benefits of California poppy may lie in other alkaloid compounds, such as californidine and escholtzine, which are named for the plant.

But some other alkaloids reduced the ability of the ants to walk for a time.

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St. Anthony is also the patron saint of ergotism, a poisoning caused by the ingestion of alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus that infects rye and other cereals that are used to make bread.

The nightshade family includes tomatoes, white potatoes, peppers, and other toxic plants like tobacco and belladonna, all of which contain relatively high amounts of oxalates and alkaloids.

He was an organic chemistry professor at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, from 1942 to 1976, where he carried out research on alkaloids, antibiotics, enzymes, and other organic compounds.

One academic analysis of the anti-cholinergic alkaloid cocktail sums things up rather nicely: «No other substance has received as many «train wreck» negative reports [with] the overwhelming majority finding their experiences extremely mentally and physically unpleasant and not infrequently physically dangerous.»

Breadseed poppies Papaver somniferum as well as many other poppy and barberry plants produce many Isochinoline alkaloids.

The presence of alkaloids — naturally occurring toxins produced by trees and other plants — has long been suspected in smoke from forest fires, but the new study is the first to detect the compounds coming directly from a blaze.

To pick the best candidate for further development, the researchers plan to test four other daffodil - derived alkaloids to see if they have similar effects.

Some butterbur preparations do contain chemicals called pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), which can damage the liver and cause other serious harm.

Berberine is a powerful plant alkaloid found in barberry, goldenseal, Oregon grape and other plant species.

Raw we've got the defense for them, alkaloids and other so - called phytotoxins, they actually make us stronger, it's called hormesis.

Generally speaking, these will contain caffeine, a cocktail of other stimulants (such as 1, 4 DMAA, ephedra alkaloids, quercetin, etc.), and a whole bunch of useless herbs with rather snazzy sounding names and the label «proprietary blend», which is supple - speak for «We can't tell you how little of each ingredients this contains, because then you'd know how worthless it is».

Piperine, a pungent alkaloid found in pepper, helps increase the absorption of selenium, B - group vitamins, and beta - carotene, among other nutrients.

Unlike some other categories of vegetables, sea vegetables do not appear to depend on carotenoids and flavonoids for their antioxidant benefits, because in additional to these two important categories of antioxidants, sea vegetables contain several other types, including alkaloid antioxidants.Sea vegetables are an excellent source of iodine, vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin B2.

While sea vegetables do contain measurable amounts of polyphenols like carotenoids and flavonoids, they also contain other phytonutrient antioxidants, including several types of alkaloids that have been shown to possess antioxidant properties.

-- Eliminate stimulants (anything with caffeine or other similar harmful alkaloids: coffee, tea, green tea, mate, yerba mate, cola, chocolate, etc.).

-- Eliminate stimulants (alcohol, smoking, anything with caffeine or other similar harmful alkaloids: coffee, tea, green tea, mate, yerba mate, cola, chocolate, etc.)!

Other compounds in damiana extracts include alkaloids, plant sterols and saponins, some of which may have antistress effects in humans and animals.

We use two innovative nutrient delivery systems - liposomal delivery and black pepper fruit extract - to allow the body to absorb levels of turmeric alkaloids miles better than what any other turmeric product can offer.

The root of the problem is that chocolate contains various chemicals which are called methylxanthine alkaloids (some types have more of these chemicals than others).

The main toxin in Jerusalem cherry is solanocapsine, an alkaloid that is similar to solanine and atropine found in the other nightshade plants.

These include certain antibiotics (sulfa drugs, tetracycline, metronidazole, nitrofurantoin); chemotherapy agents (azathioprine, L - asparaginase, vinca alkaloids); diuretics (thiazides, furosemide); other antiepileptic drugs (valproic acid, carbamazepine); hormones (estrogen); long - acting antacids (cimetidine, ranitidine); Tylenol (acetaminophen); and aspirin (salicylates).