Kratom and Other Mitragynines
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Kratom and Other Mitragynines

The Chemistry and Pharmacology of Opioids from a Non-Opium Source

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  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Kratom and Other Mitragynines

The Chemistry and Pharmacology of Opioids from a Non-Opium Source

About this book

Opioids such as morphine, codeine, and oxycodone are extracts or analogs isolated from a single source: the opium poppy. For a long time, it was believed to be nature's only source of opioids. But it now appears that biological diversity has evolved an alternative source of opioid compounds-those derived from the plant Mitragyna speciosa. This plan

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781482225198
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Pharmacology

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. About the Editors
  5. Contributors
  6. Chapter 1: Why Do Plants Contain Biologically Active Compounds?
  7. Chapter 2: Short Overview of Mitragynines
  8. Chapter 3: Psychopharmacological Indole Alkaloids from Terrestrial Plants
  9. Chapter 4: Salvinorin A : Example of a Non- Alkaloidal Bioactive Opioid from a Plant Source
  10. Chapter 5: The Botany of Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.) Havil. and Related Species
  11. Chapter 6: Phytochemistry of Mitragyna speciosa
  12. Chapter 7: Chemistry of Mitragynines : A Brief Introduction
  13. Chapter 8: Chemistry of Mitragyna Alkaloids
  14. Chapter 9: Medicinal Chemistry Based on Mitragynine
  15. Chapter 10: Chemical Structures of Opioids
  16. Chapter 11: The Detection of Mitragynine and Its Analogs
  17. Chapter 12: The ADME of Mitragynine and Analogs
  18. Chapter 13: Analgesic Effects of Mitragynine and Analogs
  19. Chapter 14: Non-Analgesic CNS Effects
  20. Chapter 15: Other Opioid-Associated Endpoints
  21. Chapter 16: The Kratom Experience from Firsthand Reports
  22. Chapter 17: The Toxicology of Indole Alkaloids
  23. Chapter 18: Opioid-Induced Adverse Effects and Toxicity
  24. Chapter 19: Toxicology of Mitragynine and Analogs
  25. Chapter 20: The Use of Animal Models to Measure Tolerance, Dependence, and Abuse Potential
  26. Chapter 21: Kratom : The Epidemiology, Use and Abuse, Addiction Potential, and Legal Status
  27. Bibliography
  28. Back Cover