- Migraine, use with
Piscidia and
Valerian.
[1]
- Intercostal neuralgia, use with
Hops or
Passion
Flower.
[1]
[1] British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1983
Published by the British Herbal Medicine Association ISBN 0 903032 07 4.
[2]
Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations
R.C. Wren Revised by Elizabeth M. Williamson and Fred J Evans. First published
in Great Britain in 1988 and reprinted in 1989 and 1994 by the C. W. Daniel
Company Limited. 1 Church Path, Saffron Walden Essex. Published 1988 Printed
and bound by Biddles, Guildford ISBN 085207 1973.
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The plant should not be confused with the Jasminum humile- Yellow flowering Jasmine
cultivated in Britain and elsewhere.
Indole alkaloids 0.5%; gelsemine, sempervirine, gelsemicine, gelsemidine and gelseverine.[1,2,3]
Iridoids; gelsemide and its 7-glucoside, gelsemiol and its 1- and 3-glucosides,
9-hydroxy-semperoside, semperoside and brasoside.[4]
b-methyl aesculetin, pentatriacontane.[1]
Coumarins such as fabiatin[4] and scopoletin[3]
Tannins, fatty acids.[4]
References
[1] British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1983 Published by the British Herbal Medicine
Association ISBN 0 903032 07 4.
[2] Wenkert, E. et al. (1971) Experientia 28, 377
[3] Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients used in food Drugs and Cosmetics,
Albert Y. Leung. Pub. John Wiley & Sons Inc (1980) NY
[4] Jensen, S. R. et al. (1987) Phytochem, 26 (6), 1725