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Lantana (Lantana camara L.)


Toxic principle

Lantana contains lantadene A and B (the major toxins involved in poisoning) as well as other structurally and toxicologically related pentacyclic triterpene acids, including reduced lantadene A, dihydrolantadene A, and icterogenin.

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Comments to: Greg Youngen
Updated on: 01/21/2005 VK, 03/18/1996