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Pancratium tenuifolium
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Family : Amaryllidaceae
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The San Bushmen in Botswana induce visual `hallucinations' by rubbing the bulb on an incision made in the head.
Galanthamine, lycorine, hordenine, pancratin, and trispheridine were isolated from the bulbs and roots, among other compounds.
Galanthamine is a cholinesterase inhibitor and an analagesic.
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