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Visnadine

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

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 (1997). “Effects of visnadine on rat isolated vascular smooth muscles.” Planta Med. Thieme Medical Publishers. 63 (3): 233–6. doi:10.1055/s-2006-957660. ISSN 1439-0221. PMID 9225605. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)
  2. Eric Smith, Norman Hosansky, W. G. Bywater, and Eugene E. van Tamelen (1957). “Constitution of Samidin, Dihydrosamidin and Visnadin”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 79 (13): 3534–3540. doi:10.1021/ja01570a062.

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