Heliotropium europaeum (Heliotrope)

Traditional uses

UK

  • Cancer

Turkey

  • Cholagogue
  • Fever
  • Emmenagogue

Iraq

  • Emmenagogue

Spain

  • Emmenagogue

Belgium

  • Wart

Europe

  • Poison

Chemicals

Plant

  • ACETYLLASIOCARPINE
  • ECHINATINE
  • EUROPINE — 140
  • EUROPINE-N-OXIDE — 4000
  • HELEURINE
  • HELEURINE-N-OXIDE — 1100
  • ISOHELIOTRINE
  • RETRONECINE
  • HELIOSUPINE
  • LASIOTROPINE
  • SUPINIDINE?
  • SUPININE-N-OXIDE

Shoot

  • HELIOTRIDINE-N-OXIDE — 7400
  • HELIOTRINE — 270
  • SUPININE
  • ANGELIC-ACID
  • HELIOTRIDINE
  • LASIOTROPINE-N-OXIDE — 3600

Root

  • OCTADECATETRAENOIC-ACID

Seed

  • PROTEIN — 209000
  • CYNOGLOSSINE
  • FAT — 238000

Activities

  1. Hepatotoxic — 5 compounds; toxic activity; EUROPINE, HELIOSUPINE, HELIOTRIDINE, HELIOTRINE, SUPININE
  2. Anticholinergic — 2 compounds; EUROPINE, SUPININE
  3. Antitumor — 2 compounds; HELIOTRINE, SUPININE
  4. Mutagenic — 2 compounds; toxic activity; HELIOTRINE, SUPININE
  5. Antileukemic — 1 compounds; HELIOTRINE
  6. Antineuromuscular — 1 compounds; toxic activity; HELIOTRINE
  7. Carcinogenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; HELIOTRINE
  8. Hypotensive — 1 compounds; HELIOTRINE
  9. Respiroparalytic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; HELIOTRINE
  10. Sedative — 1 compounds; ANGELIC-ACID
  11. Teratogenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; HELIOTRINE
  12. Uterocontractant — 1 compounds; HELIOSUPINE

Toxic compounds

  • EUROPINE — Hepatotoxic; Plant
  • HELIOSUPINE — Hepatotoxic; Plant
  • HELIOTRIDINE — Hepatotoxic; Shoot
  • HELIOTRINE — Antineuromuscular; Shoot
  • HELIOTRINE — Carcinogenic; Shoot
  • HELIOTRINE — Hepatotoxic; Shoot
  • HELIOTRINE — Mutagenic; Shoot
  • HELIOTRINE — Respiroparalytic; Shoot
  • HELIOTRINE — Teratogenic; Shoot
  • SUPININE — Hepatotoxic; Shoot
  • SUPININE — Mutagenic; Shoot