Anamirta cocculus

The Scheinmyrte ( Anamirta cocculus, Syn. Anamirta paniculata Colebr, Menispermum cocculus L.), also Indian Scheinmyrte, Kokkelskörnerstrauch and Kokkelspflanze called, the only species of the genus in the family Anamirta the moon seed plants is ( Menispermaceae ). It is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia: India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines. The seeds of this species contain the poison picrotoxin.

Description

The Scheinmyrte is a liana. The leaves are bare and heart-shaped. It has large, pendulous inflorescences Rispige. Flower sepals are nine to twelve present, but no petals are. The number of stamens is greater than ten. There are three carpels present.

Ingredients

The trunk and the roots of the plant contain psychoactive alkaloids, such as berberine, Palmatine, Magnoflorine and Colunibamine. Picrotoxin used in pharmacy.

The crushed fruit of this species were formerly used in fishing (hence the English name of the species "Fish Berries ").

Swell

• Scheinmyrte at the University of Tübingen.
• Pharmaceutical effect of Scheinmyrte. (Link no longer available )