Anadenanthera peregrina (Cohoba)

Traditional uses

Venezuela(Yanomama)

  • Hallucinogen
  • Snuff

Colombia(Guahibo)

  • Hallucinogen

Chemicals

Plant

  • BUFOTENINE
  • CATECHOL
  • LEUCOPELARGONIDOL
  • 1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-6-METHOXY-2,9-DIMETHYL-BETA-CARBOLINE
  • LEUCOANTHOCYANIN
  • 1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-6-METHOXY-2-METHYL-BETA-CARBOLINE

Fruit

  • BUFOTENINE-OXIDE
  • N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE
  • N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE-OXIDE

Leaf

  • HOMOORIENTINE
  • ORIENTIN
  • SAPONARETIN
  • VITERINE

Bark

  • 5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE
  • N-METHYLTRYPTAMINE
  • 5-METHOXY-N-METHYLTRYPTAMINE

Activities

  1. Antioxidant — 3 compounds; CATECHOL, LEUCOANTHOCYANIN, ORIENTIN
  2. Cancer-Preventive — 2 compounds; CATECHOL, ORIENTIN
  3. Hallucinogenic — 2 compounds; 5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE, BUFOTENINE
  4. Pesticide — 2 compounds; 5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE, CATECHOL
  5. Allelochemic — 1 compounds; CATECHOL
  6. Allergenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; CATECHOL
  7. Antialzheimeran? — 1 compounds; BUFOTENINE
  8. Anticancer (Breast) — 1 compounds; CATECHOL
  9. Anticholinesterase — 1 compounds; BUFOTENINE
  10. Antifeedant — 1 compounds; 5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE
  11. Antigonadotropic — 1 compounds; CATECHOL
  12. Antiinflammatory — 1 compounds; ORIENTIN
  13. Antiseptic — 1 compounds; CATECHOL
  14. Antistomatitic — 1 compounds; CATECHOL
  15. Antithiamin — 1 compounds; CATECHOL
  16. Antithyreotropic — 1 compounds; CATECHOL
  17. Antitrypanosomic — 1 compounds; N-METHYLTRYPTAMINE
  18. Antitumor — 1 compounds; CATECHOL
  19. Antitumor (Breast) — 1 compounds; CATECHOL
  20. Antiviral — 1 compounds; CATECHOL
  21. Aphrodisiac — 1 compounds; BUFOTENINE
  22. Bronchospasmogenic — 1 compounds; 5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE
  23. cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; ORIENTIN
  24. Carcinogenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; CATECHOL
  25. Cardiovascular — 1 compounds; toxic activity; BUFOTENINE
  26. CNS-Active — 1 compounds; BUFOTENINE
  27. Co-carcinogenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; CATECHOL
  28. Convulsant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; CATECHOL
  29. Dermatitigenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; CATECHOL
  30. Herbicide — 1 compounds; CATECHOL
  31. Hyperkinetic — 1 compounds; 5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE
  32. Hypertensive — 1 compounds; BUFOTENINE
  33. Hypotensive — 1 compounds; 5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE
  34. Mydriatic — 1 compounds; BUFOTENINE
  35. Quinone-Reductase-Inducer — 1 compounds; CATECHOL
  36. Respiradepressant — 1 compounds; 5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE
  37. Respiraparalytic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; BUFOTENINE
  38. Serotoninergic — 1 compounds; BUFOTENINE
  39. Tumor-Promoter — 1 compounds; CATECHOL

Toxic compounds

  • BUFOTENINE — Cardiovascular; Plant; 0.1 ipr rat
  • BUFOTENINE — Respiraparalytic; Plant
  • CATECHOL — Allergenic; Plant
  • CATECHOL — Carcinogenic; Plant; 0.8% diet
  • CATECHOL — Co-carcinogenic; Plant
  • CATECHOL — Convulsant; Plant
  • CATECHOL — Dermatitigenic; Plant