Tibetan anisodus / 'Tang-chu-tang'
Anisodus tanguticus
Other names: thang phrom nag po / 'black thangtrom', Tibetan anisodus / 'Tang-chu-tang'
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This plant carries serious safety risks. All information is for educational reference only.
Safety information
Toxicity: SERIOUS. Tropane alkaloids — anticholinergic toxicity; potentially lethal in overdose.
Contraindications: No self-use; glaucoma, cardiac disease, pregnancy — avoid.
Interactions: Additive anticholinergic toxicity with many drugs.
Pregnancy & breastfeeding: Avoid.
Evidence level
Supported by clinical trials in humans.
Preparations
This plant carries serious safety risks. All information is for educational reference only.
processed material in tradition · root
Part used: root
Traditional use: pain, spasm and 'cold/wind' disorders; natural source of anisodamine and anisodine (anticholinergic drugs)
Proposed mechanism: Tropane alkaloids (scopolamine, anisodamine, anisodine) — anticholinergic; isolated alkaloids used as modern pharmaceuticals
Dosage note (descriptive only): Described, not instructed
Reference only — not a dosage instruction
Associated conditions
Nutritional notes
None.
Healing traditions
Sources (1)
- Ma et al. 2015, Toxins (Basel) (PMID 25594733)