Brucine: A Review of Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology

• Main Authors: Lu Lu (Author), Rui Huang (Author), Ye Wu (Author), Jin-Mei Jin (Author), Hong-Zhuan Chen (Author), Li-Jun Zhang (Author), Xin Luan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brucine, a weak alkaline indole alkaloid, is one of the main bioactive and toxic constituents of Nux-vomica. Modern pharmacology studies and clinical practice demonstrate that brucine possesses wide pharmacological activities, such as anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and the effects on card...