Rivea corymbosa Health effects and herbal facts
Known as
Christmaspops Christmasvine snakeplant

Medical use
Carminative Contraceptive Diuretic Divination Evil eye Fear Hallucinogen Narcotic Parturition Psychomimetic Sore Swelling Syphilis Tumor
Economic importance of Rivea corymbosa
Environmental | ornamental |
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Medicines | folklore |
Social | halucinogen |
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Geografical distribution
- ASIA-TROPICAL
Naturalized
- Malesia: Philippines
- AUSTRALASIA
Naturalized
- Australia: Australia
- NORTHERN AMERICA
Native
- Northern Mexico: Mexico - San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas
- Southern Mexico: Mexico - Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan
- SOUTHERN AMERICA
Native
- Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Guadeloupe; Haiti; Jamaica; Martinique; Montserrat; Puerto Rico; St. Lucia
- Mesoamerica: Belize; Costa Rica; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama
- Northern South America: Venezuela
- Western South America: Colombia; Ecuador; Peru
Biological activities
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Chemicals detected
Chemical | Plant part | Low ppm | High ppm |
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1,7-dimethylphenanthrene | Seed | ||
Alkaloids | Seed | 560 | |
Chanoclavine | Seed | 40 | |
Elymoiclavine | Seed | 15 | |
Ergine | Seed | 100 | |
Ergometrine | Seed | 20 | |
Ergometrinine | Seed | 20 | |
Isoergine | Seed | 190 | |
Lysergol | Seed | ||
Penniclavine | Seed | ||
Phenanthrene | Seed | ||
Tryptophan | Seed | ||
Tubicoryne | Plant |
Reference: Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. [Online Database]