Alkaloids and its Adulterants

Sl. Common Name Botanical Name of Adulterants

No of Official Drug Official Drug
Rauwolfia vomitoria (African Rauwolfia)-
1 Rauwolfia Rauwolfia serpetina discontinued bands of Sclerenchyma and
largevessels

R.Tetraphylla-Uniform cork, Abundant

Sclerides,Absence of Rescinnamine

R. Densiflora-Contains Sclerenchyma

Cuprea Bark-(Remijia Penduculata) :-Stone

2 Cinchona Cinchona calisaya cells present, Additional cupreine alkaloids

False Cuprea bark (R. purdiena):-Quinine

alkaloid is absent, Cusconidine alkaloid is
present

Cuprea bark (Remijia penduculata) :-Stone

3 Ipecacuanha Ipecacuanha cells present, additional cupreine alkaloids

False cuprea bark (R.Purdiena):-Quinine

alkaloid is absent , Cusconidine alkaloid is
present

Phytolacca Americana or P.Decandra:-

4 Belladonna Atropa belladonna Transverse section shows number of
leaves Concentric cambia,each producing ring of
wood bundles,Needle (Acicular type crystal )
, Anomocytic stomata

Solanum Nigrum:-Palisade ratio 2–4

Alianthus Glandulosa:-Cluster crystal of

calcium oxalate, unicellular lignified
trichomes, straight walled epidermal cell
showing striated cuticle

Leaves of species of Xanthium (compositae) ,

5 Stramonium Datura Stramonium Carthamus (Cmpositae)&Chenopodium
leaf (Chenopodiaceae)

1.Dried seeds of strychnos nuxblenda:

6. Nuxvomica Strychnos -nuxvomica Regular in shape & traces of alkaloids

2.Dried seeds of strychnos potatorum:

Smaller and thicker with yellowish buff
colour

SAMSON’S MEDLIN 1