Wintergreen – Gaultheria procumbens

by | Dec 10, 2023 | NE Native Shrubs

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Visnadine (or visnadin) is a natural vasodilator.[1] It was first isolated from bishop's weed (Ammi visnaga), a plant indigenous to the Mediterranean region which has been used for centuries in Egypt as a spasmolytic.[2]

References

  1. ^ Durate J, Vallejo I, Pérez-Vizcaino F, Jiménez R, Zarzuelo A, Tamargo J (June 1997). "Effects of visnadine on rat isolated vascular smooth muscles". Planta Medica. 63 (3). Thieme Medical Publishers: 233–6. doi:10.1055/s-2006-957660. PMID 9225605. S2CID 260248811.
  2. ^ Smith E, Hosansky N, Bywater WG, van Tamelen EE (1957). "Constitution of Samidin, Dihydrosamidin and Visnadin". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 79 (13): 3534–3540. doi:10.1021/ja01570a062.
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