Worldwide, there are plants known as psychoactive plants that naturally contain psychedelic active components. They have a high concentration of neuroprotective substances that can interact with the nervous system to produce psychedelic effects. Despite these plants' hazardous potential, recreational use of them is on the rise because of their psychoactive properties. Early neuroscience studies relied heavily on psychoactive plants and plant natural products (NPs), and both recreational and hazardous NPs have contributed significantly to the understanding of almost all neurotransmitter systems. Worldwide, there are many plants that contain psychoactive properties, and people have been using them for ages. Psychoactive plant compounds may significantly alter how people perceive the world.
1. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2012 Jul;37(13):1963-7. [Chemical constituents contained in Aeschynanthus moningeriae]. [Article in Chinese] Liu H(1), Liao H, Yuan K. Author information: (1)Forestation Base for State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Forest, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Lin'an 311300, China. OBJECTIVE: To study chemical constituents contained in Aeschynanthus moningeriae. METHOD: The chemical constituents were separated and purified by column chromatographic methods such as Diaion HP-20, Toyopearl HW-40, Sephadex LH-20, MCI-Gel CHP-20, RP18 and normal phase silica gel. Their structures were identified on the basis of physiochemical property and spectral techniques (1H, 13C-NMR, DEPT, 1H-1H COSY, HSQC, HMBC, HR-MS). RESULT: Twelve compounds were separated and identified as 5,7-dihydroxy-8-C-beta-D-glucosyl-chromone (1), 5-hydroxyl-7,4'-dimethoxyl-flavone (2), 2,3,19, 24-tetrahydroxy-urs12-en-28-oic acid (3), 2,3,19, 24-tetrahydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid ester-28-O-beta-D-gucoside (4), 5-hydroxyl-6,4'-dimethoxyl-7-O-[alpha-L-rhamnosyl-(1-->6)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-flavone (5), 5,7,3',4'-tetrahydroxy-6-C-beta-D-glucosyl-flavonol (6), 5,7-dihydroxy-6-C-beta-D-glucosyl-flavonones (7), 5,7, 3',4'-tetrahydroxy-6-C-beta-D-glucosyl-dihydroflavonol (8), daucosterol (9), stigmasterol (10), beta-sitosterol (11), and 3-O-beta-D-glucosyl-stigmasterol (12). CONCLUSION: Compound 1 is a new compound, while other compounds were separated from this plant for the first time. PMID: 23019879 [Indexed for MEDLINE]