Senegalia berlandieri
Senegalia berlandieri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Senegalia |
Species: | S. berlandieri
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Binomial name | |
Senegalia berlandieri (Benth.) Britton & Rose
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Range of Senegalia berlandieri | |
Synonyms | |
Acacia berlandieri Benth. |
Senegalia berlandieri (Berlandier acacia, guajillo acacia, guajillo, huajillo, huajilla) is a
Uses
Senegalia berlandieri is toxic to livestock and thus should not be used as forage or fodder.[5]
Alkaloids
Senegalia berlandieri contains a diverse range of alkaloids, the most plentiful of which are N-methylphenethylamine, tyramine, and phenethylamine.[3] The total alkaloid content in dried leaves has been reported to be in the range 0.28-0.66%.[6]
Four phenolic amines (
Other trace alkaloids include
Illicit use in supplements
After the FDA declared that the use of Acacia rigdula was unlawful in supplements (because of frequent adulteration with synthetic drugs), many supplement sellers began replacing previously reported 'rigdula' containing supplements with 'Acacia berlandieri'.[citation needed] Some of these products declare their Acacia extracts as containing Methylsynephrine, an entirely synthetic drug that has never been found in nature.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Senegalia berlandieri foliage and flowers
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Senegalia berlandieri tree
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Senegalia berlandieri bark
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Senegalia berlandieri flowers and seed pods
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Senegalia berlandieri seeds
References
- ^ University of Texas Native Plant Information Network
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Holloway, Joel Ellis (2005). A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas & the Southern Great Plains. ISBN 978-3-540-63293-1.
- ^ a b c B.A. Clement, C. M. Goff and T. D. A. Forbes (1997). "Toxic amines and alkaloids from Acacia berlandieri." Phytochemistry 46 249-254.
- ^ I. J. Pemberton, G. R. Smith, T. D. Forbes, and C. M. Hensarling (1993). "Technical note: an improved method for extraction and quantification of toxic phenethylamines from Acacia berlandieri." J. Anim. Sci. 71 467-70. http://www.journalofanimalscience.org/content/71/2/467.full.pdf
- ^ "Guajillo". Texas Toxic Plant Database. Texas A&M University.
- ISBN 978-3-7643-2979-2.
- ISSN 0031-9422.
- ^ B. A. Clement, C. M. Goff, and T.D. A. Forbes (1998). "Toxic amines and alkaloids from Acacia rigidula." Phytochemistry 49 1377-1380.
- ^ "Acacias and Natural Amphetamine". Ask Dr. Shulgin Online. Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics. 2001-09-26. Archived from the original on 2002-12-27.
External links
- Media related to Senegalia berlandieri at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Acacia berlandieri at Wikispecies