Podophyllum

"Podophyllum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A genus of poisonous American herbs, family BERBERIDACEAE. The roots yield PODOPHYLLOTOXIN and other pharmacologically important agents. The plant was formerly used as a cholagogue and cathartic. It is different from the European mandrake, MANDRAGORA.

Descriptor ID

D011035

MeSH Number(s)

B01.650.940.800.575.100.125.500

Concept/Terms

Podophyllum

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Podophyllum".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Berberidaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.125]
Podophyllum [B01.650.940.800.575.100.125.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Podophyllum".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Podophyllum".

Podophyllum
Podophyllum peltatum

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