Gelsemium sempervirens (Yellow Jessamine)

Traditional uses

US

• Ache(Stomach)
• Anodyne
• CNS depressant
• Fatality
• Fever
• Parturition
• Pleurisy
• Poison
• Shortwindedness
• Cough

Mexico

• Analgesic
• Anodyne
• Asthma
• Cephalgia
• Dysmenorrhea
• Gonorrhea
• Hypertension
• Poison
• Rheumatism
• Sedative
• Spasm
• Fatality
• Homicide
• Malaria
• Pertussis

Turkey

• Anodyne
• Fever
• Malaria
• Nervine
• Sedative
• Poison
• Spasm
• Tonic

Elsewhere

• Antispasmodic
• Hyperemia
• Mydriatic
• Neuralgia
• Poison
• Sedative
• Hysteria
• Migraine
• Nervine
• Polio
• Depressant

US(Appalachia)

• Medicine

Europe

• Wen
• Neuralgia

Chemicals

Root

• EMODIN-MONOMETHYL-ETHER
• EO — 5000
• GELSEMIDE
• GELSEMIDINE
• GELSEMININE
• GELSEMIOL-1-GLUCOSIDE
• 9-HYDROXYSEMPEROSIDE
• IPURANOL
• N-PENTATRIACONTANE
• SEMPERVIRINE
• TANNIN
• FABIATIN
• GELSEDINE
• GELSEMIDE-7-GLUCOSIDE
• GELSEVIRINE
• BRASOSIDE
• GELSEMICINE
• GELSEMINE
• GELSEMIOL-3-GLUCOSIDE
• SCOPOLETIN
• GELSEMIOL

Plant

• 1-METHOXY-GELSEMINE
• SEMPEROSIDE

Activities

1. CNS-Depressant — 6 compounds; GELSEDINE, GELSEMICINE, GELSEMIDINE, GELSEMINE, GELSEVIRINE, SCOPOLETIN
2. CNS-Stimulant — 3 compounds; GELSEMICINE, GELSEMINE, SCOPOLETIN
3. Hypotensive — 3 compounds; GELSEMICINE, GELSEMINE, SCOPOLETIN
4. Analgesic — 2 compounds; GELSEMINE, SCOPOLETIN
5. Antibacterial — 2 compounds; SCOPOLETIN, TANNIN
6. Antihepatotoxic — 2 compounds; toxic activity; SCOPOLETIN, TANNIN
7. Antimutagenic — 2 compounds; toxic activity; SCOPOLETIN, TANNIN
8. Antioxidant — 2 compounds; SCOPOLETIN, TANNIN
9. Antitumor — 2 compounds; SCOPOLETIN, TANNIN
10. Cancer-Preventive — 2 compounds; SCOPOLETIN, TANNIN
11. Hepatoprotective — 2 compounds; toxic activity; SCOPOLETIN, TANNIN
12. MAO-Inhibitor — 2 compounds; SCOPOLETIN, TANNIN
13. Mydriatic — 2 compounds; GELSEMICINE, GELSEMINE
14. Pesticide — 2 compounds; SCOPOLETIN, TANNIN
15. Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
16. Allelochemic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
17. Anesthetic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
18. Anthelmintic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
19. Antiadrenergic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
20. Antiaflatoxin — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
21. Antiarrhythmic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
22. Antiasthmatic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
23. Antibronchoconstrictor — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
24. Anticancer — 1 compounds; TANNIN
25. Anticariogenic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
26. Anticholinergic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
27. Antidiarrheic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
28. Antidysenteric — 1 compounds; TANNIN
29. Antiedemic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
30. Antifeedant — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
31. AntiHIV — 1 compounds; TANNIN
32. Antihypertensive — 1 compounds; TANNIN
33. Antiinflammatory — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
34. Antileukotrienogenic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
35. Antilipolytic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
36. Antinephritic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
37. Antiophidic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
38. Antiproliferant — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
39. Antiprostaglandin — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
40. Antiradicular — 1 compounds; TANNIN
41. Antirenitic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
42. Antiseptic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
43. Antispasmodic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
44. Antitumor-Promoter — 1 compounds; TANNIN
45. Antiulcer — 1 compounds; TANNIN
46. Antiviral — 1 compounds; TANNIN
47. Apoptotic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
48. Bronchorelaxant — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
49. Carcinogenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
50. Cardiodepressant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; GELSEMINE
51. Chelator — 1 compounds; TANNIN
52. Cholagogue — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
53. Choleretic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
54. Convulsant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; GELSEMICINE
55. Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
56. Cytotoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; SCOPOLETIN
57. Fungicide — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
58. Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
59. Herbicide — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
60. Hypoglycemic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
61. Immunosuppressant — 1 compounds; TANNIN
62. Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
63. Musculotropic — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
64. Myorelaxant — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
65. Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
66. Phytoalexin — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
67. Phytohormonal — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
68. Psychotropic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
69. Respiraparalytic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; GELSEMICINE
70. Respirastimulant — 1 compounds; GELSEMICINE
71. Sialogogue — 1 compounds; GELSEMICINE
72. Uterosedative — 1 compounds; SCOPOLETIN
73. Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN

Toxic compounds

• GELSEMICINE — Convulsant; Root
• GELSEMICINE — Respiraparalytic; Root
• GELSEMINE — Cardiodepressant; Root
• SCOPOLETIN — Antihepatotoxic; Root
• SCOPOLETIN — Antimutagenic; Root
• SCOPOLETIN — Cytotoxic; Root
• SCOPOLETIN — Hepatoprotective; Root
• TANNIN — Antihepatotoxic; Root
• TANNIN — Antimutagenic; Root
• TANNIN — Carcinogenic; Root
• TANNIN — Hepatoprotective; Root