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Cephaelis ipecacuanha

Popularity of Cephaelis ipecacuanha over time

[Plots of numbers of papers mentioning Cephaelis ipecacuanha (filled column histogram and left hand axis scale) and line of best fit, 1926 to 2006 (complete line, with equation and % variation accounted for, in box on the left hand side); Plots of a proportional micro index, derived from numbers of papers mentioning Cephaelis ipecacuanha as a proportion (scaled by multiplying by one million) of the total number of papers published for that year (broken line frequency polygon and right hand scale) and line of best fit, 1926 to 2006 (broken line, with equation and % variation accounted for, in broken line box on the right hand side)]

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References

 

Moeller M, Weiss J, Wink M (2006) Reduction of cytotoxicity of the alkaloid emetine through P-glycoprotein (MDR1/ABCB1) in human Caco-2 cells and leukemia cell lines. Planta Medica 72, 1121-6. Contact: Wink, Michael; Univ Heidelberg, Dept Biol, Inst Pharm and Mol Biotechnol, Neuenheimer Feld 364, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany

 

Nandi RP (2006) Studies on high temperature stress in emetine-yielding Ipecac (Cephaelis ipecacuanha). Advances in Plant Sciences 19, 593-7. Contact: Nandi, R. P.; Res Lab, Darjeeling 734313, W Bengal, India

 

Souza MM, Martins ER, Pereira TNS, Oliveira LO (2006) Reproductive studies on ipecac (Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Brot.) A. Rich; Rubiaceae): Meiotic behavior and pollen viability. Brazilian Journal of Biology 66, 151-9. Contact: Souza, M. M. ; Univ Estadual Santa Cruz, Dept Ciencias Biol, Campus Prof Soane Nazare Andreade,Pavilhao Jorge, BR-45662000 Ilheus, BA, Brazil

 

Magalhaes de Souza M, Martins ER, Pereira TNS, de Oliveira LO (2003) Reproductive studies in ipecac (Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Brot.) A. Rich; Rubiaceae): Flower bud and anther size associated to male gamete development stages. Cytologia (Tokyo) 68, 351-6. Contact: Magalhaes de Souza, Margarete ; Centro de Ciencias e Tecnologias Agropecuarias, Laboratorio de Melhoramento Genetico Vegetal, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense (UENF), Av. Alberto Lamego 2000, Campos dos Goytacaze, RJ, 28013-600, Brazil

 

Yoshimatsu K, Shimomura K, Yamazaki M, Saito K, Kiuchi F (2003) Transformation of ipecac (Cephaelis ipecacuanha) with Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Planta Medica 69, 1018-23. Contact: Yoshimatsu, Kayo ; Tsukuba Medicinal Plant Research Station, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1 Hachimandai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0843, Japan

 

Andersson L (2002) Re-establishment of Carapichea (Rubiaceae, Psychotrieae). Kew Bulletin 57, 363-74. Contact: Andersson, Lennart; Botanical Institute, Goteborg University, SE-405 30, P.O. Box 461, Goteborg, Sweden

 

Pereira AMS, Bertoni BW, Camara FLA, Duarte IB, Queiroz MEC, Leite VGM, Moraes RM, Carvalho D, Franca SC (2000) Co-cultivation of plant cells as a technique for the elicitation of secondary metabolite production. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 60, 165-9. Contact: Pereira, A. M. S. ; Bertoni, B. W. ; Duarte, I. B. ; Franca, S. C.; Dep. de Biotecnologia Vegetal, UNAERP, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil

 

Quang LS, Woolf AD (2000) Past, present, and future role of ipecac syrup. Current Opinion in Pediatrics 12, 153-62. Contact: Woolf, Alan D.; Massachusetts Poison Control System, Program in Clinical Pharmacology/Toxicology, Massachusetts Poison Control System, Children's Hospital, Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

 

Rout GR, Samantaray S, Das P (2000) In vitro somatic embryogenesis from callus cultures of Cephaelis ipecacuanha A. Richard. Scientia Horticulturae (Amsterdam) 86, 71-9. Contact: Das, P.; Plant Biotechnology Division, Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory, Regional Plant Resource Centre, Bhubaneswar, OR, 751 015, India

 

Fountain JS, Beasley DMG (1998) Activated charcoal supercedes ipecac as gastric decontaminant. New Zealand Medical Journal 111, 402-4. Contact: Fountain, John S. ; Natl. Poisons and Hazardous Chemicals Information Centre, Dunedin Med. Sch., P.O. Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand

 

Lameira OA, Costa MPD, Pinto JEBP, Gavilanes ML (1997) Tissue culture propagation of Cephaelis ipecacuanha A. Richard: Effect of growth regulators on plantlet root formation. Ciencia e Agrotecnologia 21, 390-2. Contact: Lameira, Osmar Alves ; Cent. Pesquisa Agroflorestal Amazonia Oriental, Caixa Postal 48, Belem, P 66095-100, Brazil

 

Cerdeira RMM, Krans JV, Franca SC, Pereira AMS (1995) Evaluation of emetine production in ipecae callus. Ciencia e Cultura (Sao Paulo) 47, 76-8. Contact: Cerdeira, Rita M. M. ; Nucl. de Biotecnol. Vegetal, Univ. de Ribeirao Preto, Av. Costabile Romano, 2201 Ribeirao Preto, SP 14096-380, Brazil

 

Rodriguez IA, Serra AGP, Moura MG (1995) Preliminary studies on flowering and fruiting of Psychotria ipecacuanha (Brot.) Stokes (ipeca) in the germplast bank in Belem, Para State, Brazil. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Serie Botanica 11, 89-97. Contact: Rodriguez, Irenice Alves ; Empresa Brasileira Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Cent. Pesquisa Agroflorestal Amazonia Ocidental, Farm., Caixa Postal 48, CEP 66017-970 Belem, PA, Brazil

 

Salick J (1995) Toward an integration of evolutionary ecology and economic botany: Personal perspectives on plant/people interactions. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 82, 25-33. Contact: Dep. Environ. Plant Sci., Ohio Univ., Athens, OH 45701, USA

 

Cerdeira RM, Krans JV, McChesney JD, Pereira AMS, Franca SC (1994) Cotton fiber as a substitute for agar used in plant tissue culture. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology Animal 30A. Contact: Cerdeira, R. M. ; McChesney, J. D. ; Res. Inst. Pharm. Sci., Univ. Miss., MS 38677, USA

 

Itoh A, Tanahashi T, Nagakura N, Nayeshiro H (1994) Tetrahydroisoquinoline-monoterpene glucosides from Alangium lamarckii and Cephaelis ipecacuanha. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 36, 383-7. Contact: Itoh, Atsuko ; Tanahashi, Takao ; Nagakura, Naotaka ; Kobe Women's Coll. Pharm., Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658, Japan

 

Solis PN, Lang'at C, Gupta MP, Kirby GC, Warhurst DC, Phillipson JD (1994) Cephaelis species, diversity of bioactive and novel compounds. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 46. Contact: Solis, P. N. ; Lang'at, C. ; Phillipson, J. D.; Sch. Pharm., Univ. London, 29/39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, UK

 

Veeresham C, Kokate C, Venkateshwarlu V (1994) Influence of precursors on production of isoquinoline alkaloids in tissue cultures of Cephaelis ipecacuanha. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 35, 947-9. Contact: Kokate, Chandrankant ; Fac. Pharmaceutical Sci., Kakatiya University, Warangal, 506 009, A.P., India

 

Yoshimatsu K, Aoi K, Shimomura K (1994) Clonal propagation of Cephaelis ipecacuanha (II): Characteristics of regenerated plants field-cultivated in two districts. Journal of Plant Physiology 144, 22-5. Contact: Yoshimatsu, Kayo ; Shimomura, Koichiro; Tsukuba Med. Plant Res. Station, National Inst. Health Sciences, 1 Hachimandai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

 

Yoshimatsu K, Shimonura K (1994) Plant regeneration on cultured root segments of Cephaelis ipecacuanha A. Richard. Plant Cell Reports 14, 98-101. Contact: Shimonura, Koichiro; Tsukuba Medicinal Plant Res. Stn., Natl. Inst. Health Sci., 1 Hachimandai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

 

Herion P, Full G, Winterhalter KP, Schreier P, Bicchi C (1993) Enantiodifferentiation of isomeric vitispiranes. Phytochemical Analysis 4, 235-9. Contact: Schreier, P. ; Lehrstuhl fuer Lebensmittelchemie, Universitaet Wuerzburg, Am Hubland, D 97074 Wuerzburg, Germany

 

Nagakura N, Itoh A, Tanahashi T (1993) Four tetrahydroisoquinoline-monoterpene glucosides from Cephaelis ipecacuanha. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 32, 761-5. Contact: Kobe Women's Coll. Pharmacy, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658, Japan

 

Yamuna P, Bose I, Jha TB, Jha S (1993) Direct organogenesis from internodal segments of in-vitro grown shoots of Ipecac, Cephaelis ipecacuanha Rich. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 31, 926-9. Contact: Centre Advanced Study, Dep. Bot., Univ. Calcutta 35, Ballygune Circular Rd., Calcutta 700 019, India

 

Yoshimatsu K, Shimomura K (1993) Cephaelis ipecacuanha A. Richard (Brazilian ipecac): Micropropagation and the production of emetine and cephaeline. In 'Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry; Medicinal and aromatic plants, IV' pp. 87-103. (Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)

 

Yoshimatsu K, Shimomura K (1993) Improved analysis of emetic alkaloids in tissue cultures and regenerates of Cephaelis ipecacuanha by ion pair high performance liquid chromatography. Phytochemical Analysis 4, 217-9. Contact: Shimomura, Koichiro; Tsukuba Med. Plant Res. Station, National Inst. Hygienic Sci., 1 Hachimandai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

 

Alcala Torres J, Del Rio Hijas ME, Instituto Nacional De Investigacion YTAYA (1992) Homeopathic tinctures. In '[First Iberian symposium on medicinal, aromatic plants and essential oils]' pp. 361-5. (Ministerio de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentacion {a})

 

Kaushik P, Khanna P (1992) Insecticidal substances from in vivo and in vitro tissue culture of Abrus precatorius L. Advances in Plant Sciences 5, 464-9. Contact: Kaushik, P. ; R.U. Med. College, Char Darwaja, Jaipur-2, India

 

Rout GR, Mallick UC, Das P (1992) In vitro plant regeneration from leaf callus of Cephaelis ipecacuanha A. Richard. Advances in Plant Sciences 5, 608-13. Contact: Regional Plant Resource Centre, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar-751015, Orissa, India

 

Itoh A, Tanahashi T, Nagakura N (1991) Six Tetrahydroisoquinoline Monoterpene Glucosides from Cephaelis-Ipecacuanha. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 30, 3117-24. Contact: ITOH A ; KOBE WOMEN'S COLLEGE PHARMACY, HIGASHINADAKU, KOBE 658, JPN

 

Jha S, Sahu NP, Sen J, Jha TB, Mahato SB (1991) Production of Emetine and Cephaeline from Cell Suspension and Excised Root Cultures of Cephaelis-Ipecacuanha. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 30, 3999-4004. Contact: JHA S ; INDIAN INST CHEMICAL BIOL, 4 RAJA SUBODH MULLICK RD, JADAVPUR, CALCUTTA 700 032, INDIA

 

Yoshimatsu K, Shimomura K (1991) Efficient Shoot Formation on Internodal Segments and Alkaloid Formation in the Regenerates of Cephaelis-Ipecacuanha A. Richard. Plant Cell Reports 9, 567-70. Contact: YOSHIMATSU K ; TSUKUBA MED PLANT RES STN, NATL INST HYGIENIC SCI, 1 HACHIMANDAI, TSUKUBA, IBARAKI, 305 JPN

 

Yoshimatsu K, Shimomura K (1991) Emetic Alkaloid Formation in Root Culture of Cephaelis-Ipecacuanha. Phytochemistry (Oxford) 30, 505-8. Contact: YOSHIMATSU K ; TSUKUBA MEDICINAL PLANT RES STATION, NATIONAL INST HYGIENIC SCI, 1 HACHIMANDAI, TSUKUBA, IBARAKI 305, JAPAN

 

Kokate C, Veeresham C, Apte S (1990) Studies on Tissue Cultures of Cephaelis-Ipecacuanha. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology 26. Contact: KOKATE C ; FACULTY PHARMACEUTICAL SCI, KAKATIYA UNIV, WARANGAL 506009, INDIA

 

Itoh A, Tanahashi T, Nagakura N (1989) Neoipecoside and 7 Methylneoipecoside New Unusually Cyclized Tetrahydroisoquinoline Monoterpene Glucosides from Cephaelis-Ipecacuanha. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo) 37, 1137-9. Contact: ITOH A ; KOBE WOMEN'S COLL PHARMACY, HIGASHINADA-KU, KOBE 658, JAPAN

 

Jha S, Jha TB (1989) Micropropagation of Cephaelis-Ipecacuanha Rich. Plant Cell Reports 8, 437-9. Contact: JHA S ; CENT ADV STUDIES, DEP BOT, UNIV CALCUTTA, 35 BALLYGUNGE CIRCULAR ROAD, CALCUTTA-700 019, INDIA

 

Ideda K, Teshima D, Aoyama T, Satake M, Shimomura K (1988) Clonal Propagation of Cephaelis-Ipecacuanha. Plant Cell Reports 7, 288-91. Contact: IDEDA K ; TSUKUBA MED PLANT RES STATION, NATL INST HYGIENIC SCI, 1 HACHIMANDAI, TSUKUBA, IBARAKI 305, JPN

 

Jha S, Sahu NP, Mahato SB (1988) Production of the Alkaloids Emetine and Cephaeline in Callus Cultures of Cephaelis-Ipecacuanha. Planta Medica 54, 504-6. Contact: JHA S ; INDIAN INST CHEM BIOL, 4 RAJA S C MULLICK ROAD, JADAVPUR, CALCUTTA 700032, INDIA

 

Teshima D, Ikeda K, Satake M, Aoyama T, Shimomura K (1988) Production of Emetic Alkaloid by in-Vitro Culture of Cephaelis-Ipecacuanha A. Richard. Plant Cell Reports 7, 278-80. Contact: TESHIMA D ; TSUKUBA MED PLANT RES STATION, NATL INST HYG SCI, 1 HACHIMANDAI, TSUKUBA, IBARAKA 305, JPN

 

Luczynska CM, Marshall PE, Scarisbrick DA, Topping MD (1984) Occupational Allergy Due to Inhalation of Ipecacuanha Dust. Clinical Allergy 14, 169-76. Contact: LUCZYNSKA C M ; OCCUP MED HYGIENE LAB, HEALTH SAFETY EXECUTIVE, 403 EDGWARE RD, LONDON NW2 6LN, UK

 

Subba GC, Sanberg F (1982) The Plant to Plant Variation of the Alkaloid Content of Cephaelis-Ipecacuanha Cultivated in Nicaragua. Acta Pharmaceutica Suecica 19, 293-6. Contact: SUBBA G C ; DEP PHARMACOGNOSY, BIOMED CENT, UNIV UPPSALA, BOX 579, S-751 23 UPPSALA, SWEDEN

 

Chandra V (1981) Nutrient Requirements for Some Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Biological Memoirs 6, 81-96. Contact: CHANDRA V; NATIONAL BOTANICAL RES INST, LUCKNOW-226 001

 

Hatfield GM, Arteaga L, Dwyer JD, Arias TD, Gupta MP (1981) An Investigation of Panamanian Ipecac Botanical Source and Alkaloid Analysis. Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) 44, 452-6. Contact: HATFIELD G M ; COLLEGE PHARMACY, UNIV MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48109, USA

 

Battersby AR, Lewis NG, Tippett JM (1978) The Basic Glucosides Related to the Biosynthesis of Indole and Ipecac Alkaloids. Tetrahedron Letters, 4849-52.

 

Nagakura N, Hoefle G, Coggiola D, Zenk MH (1978) The Biosynthesis of the Ipecac Alkaloids and of Ipecoside and Alangiside. Planta Medica 34, 381-9. Contact: NAGAKURA N ; UNIVERSITAETSSTR 150, D-4630 BOCHUM 1, W GER

 

Nagakura N, Hoffle G, Zenk MH (1978) Deacetyl Iso Ipecoside the Key Intermediate in the Biosynthesis of the Alkaloids Cephaeline and Emetine. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, 896-8. Contact: NAGAKURA N ; RUHR-UNIV BOCHUM, D 4630 BOCHUM, W GER

 

Grollman AP, Jarkovsky Z (1975) Emetine and Related Alkaloids. In 'Corcoran, John W. And Fred E. Hahn (Ed.). Antibiotics, Vol. 3. Mechanism of Action of Antimicrobial and Antitumor Agents. Xii+742p. Illus. Springer-Verlag: New York, N.Y., U.S.A.; Heidelberg: West Germany. Isbn 0-387-06653-5; Isbn 3-540-06653-5' pp. 420-35)

 

Habib MS (1975) The Estimation of Ipecacuanha Alkaloids by Quantitative Thin Layer Chromatography and Spectrophotometry. Planta Medica 27, 294-7.

 

Fisher HH (1973) Origin and Uses of Ipecac. Economic Botany 27, 231-4.

 

Battersby AR, Parry RJ (1971) Biosynthesis of the Ipecac Alkaloids and of Ipecoside. Chemical Communications (Journal of the Chemical Society Section D) 16, 901-2.

 

Sobiczewska M, Borkowski B (1970) Determination of Cepheline in Radix Ipecacuanhae-D. Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica (English Translation) TT, 459-62.

 

Habib MS, Harkiss KJ (1969) Quantitative Determination of Emetine and Cephaeline in Ipecacuanha Root. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 21, 57S-9S.

 

Gear JR, Garg AK (1968) Biosynthesis of the C9-10 unit of cephaeline in Cephaelis ipecacuanha; alkaloid. Tetrahedron Lett 2, 141-3. Contact: Dep. Chem., Univ. Sask., Regina, Sask., Can.

 

Chakravarti RN, Dash SN (1966) Cephaelis piecacuanha or Psychotria "ipecacuanha. Calcutta Sch Trop Med Bull 14, 91-3.

 

Moreira EA (1963) Investigation and identification of emetine in some species of the genus Borreria (Rubiaceae) Engl. summ. Bol Univ Parana Farmacogn 2, 1-60. Contact: Fac. Farm. Univ. Parana, Parana, Brazil

 

Berrens L, Young E (1962) Identification of the allergen in Cephaelis ipecacuanha. Biochim Et Biophys Acta 63, 559-61. Contact: Academic Hosp., State Univ., Utrecht, Netherlands

 

Chaudhuri RN, Chakravarti RN, Bhattacharyya A, Basu SP (1957) Preparation of bismuth-iodide complex of total alkaloids of Cephaelis ipecacuanha cultivated in West Bengal and its clinical trial in intestinal amoebiasis - A preliminary report. Bull Calcutta Sch Trop Med 5, 53-4.

 

Mitra GC, Chakravarti D (1948) Observations on the growth of Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Bort.) A. Rich. in Calcutta. Sci and Culture 13, 504-5. Contact: Bengal Immun. Res. Inst., Calcutta, India

 

Lemesle R (1947) The anatomical constitution of the homogeneous secondary wood of the Ipecacuanhas. Compt Rend Acad Sci [Paris] 224, 144-5.

 

Lemesle R (1947) The diverse types of tracheids and their main modes of association in the heteroxvlous Dicotyledons. Rev Gen Bot 54, 326-40.

 

Bal SN, Datta SC (1946) Pharmacognostic studies on Indian ipecacuanha. Sci and Culture 12, 200-1. Contact: Indian Mus., Calcutta

 

Melville C (1946) Ipecacuanha long dash Differential histological characters for the commercial varieties. Pharmaceut Jour 157, 89-90. Contact: U. Manchester, Eng.

 

Bal SN, Datta SC (1945) Pharmacognostic studies on "Ipecacuanha." Sci and Culture 10, 448-50. Contact: Indian Mus., Calcutta

 

Du Frane B (1944) Gifts of the Americas-ipecac. Agriculture in the Americas 4.

 

Ashby M (1941) War-time drug supplies and emplre production. 2. Bull Imp Inst [Gr Brit] 39, 106-24.

 

B0R NL, Raizada MB (1941) Some beautiful Indian climbers and shrubs. VI. Jour Bombay Nat Hist Soc 42, 233-41. Contact: Forest Res. Inst., Dehra Dun

 

 

 

 


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