Question

Collect the information about uses of different kinds of alkaloids, take help of Library or Internet.

Answer 1

Alkaloid	Plant	Part	Uses
Quinine	Cinchona officinalis (Cinchona)	Bark	Antimalarial drug
Nicotine	Nicotiana tobacum (Tobacco)	Leaves	Insecticide
Morphine, Cocaine	Papaver somniferum (Opium)	Fruit	Pain killer
Reserpine	Rauwolfia serpentiana (Snake root)	Root	Medicine for snake bite
Caffeine	Coffea Arabica (Coffee plant)	Seed	Central nervous system stimulant
Nimbine	Azadirachta indica (neem)	Seeds, Barks, Leaves	Antiseptic
Scopolamine	Datura stramonium	Fruit, Flower	Sedative
Pyrethroids	Tridax	Flower	Insecticides
Ephedrine	Ephedra species	Leaves, Stems	Relieves the discomfort of common cold, sinusitis, hay fever, bronchial asthma.
Caffeine	Erythroxylon coca	Leaves	Anesthetic
Tubocuranine	Chondrodendron tomentosum	Bark	Muscle relaxent in surgery
Vincristine and Vinblastine	Vinca rosea	Leaves, flowers	Chemotherapy agent in treatment of many types of cancer.
Mescaline	Anhalonium species	Dried parts of the plant	Hallucinogenic
Psilocybine	Psilocybe mexicana	Dried pulve - rised fruit bodies	Hallucinogenic (usually arising from a disorder of the nervous system)
Coniine	Conium maculatum	All plant parts	Active ingredient in poison hemlock.
Strychnine	Strychnos species	Dried ripe seeds	Powerful poison