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Narcissus and Daffodil

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Index<br />

For further alkaloids, readers should also consult Tables 6.1, 6.3 <strong>and</strong> 6.4; for further species<br />

<strong>and</strong> cultivars, Table 6.2; <strong>and</strong> for further biological <strong>and</strong> pharmacological effects, Table 6.4.<br />

Abscesses, 25, 26<br />

Acetyl-10-norpluviine, 258<br />

Acetylcholine, 358, 371<br />

Acetylcholinesterase, 336, 338, 343, 416<br />

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, 195, 215,<br />

243, 256, 273, 282, 286, 293, 328, 335f,<br />

339, 371ff, 410, 414f<br />

Acetylgalanthamine, 258<br />

Advisory information (bulb growing), 59f<br />

Agavaceae, 276<br />

Agricultural subsidies, 135<br />

Agrochemical use, reduced, 101, 280<br />

Air pollutants, 97<br />

Aizoaceae, 141<br />

Ajax (genus), 30<br />

Alcohol abuse, 256, 274, 417<br />

Aldrin, 85<br />

Alkaloids, 2, 24, 141ff, 215ff, 258, 264,<br />

273ff, 286ff, 371ff, 405ff; analysis, 249,<br />

257; biosynthesis, 142, 163, 169, 171,<br />

179; composition (cultivars), 373;<br />

distribution, 277; structure, 141f, 185;<br />

synthesis, 196, 306ff<br />

Allelopathic, 185<br />

Allergenic, 185<br />

Allergic dermatitis, 407<br />

Allergic reactions, 406f<br />

Alliaceae, 400<br />

Allium cepa (see onions)<br />

Alzheimer’s disease, 25, 195, 215, 243,<br />

250, 273ff, 279ff, 286, 304, 334ff, 357ff,<br />

366, 372f, 415, 418<br />

Amaryllidaceae (in general), 1, 7, 31, 141,<br />

215, 242, 256ff, 276, 286ff, 371ff<br />

Amaryllis (Hippeastrum), 244, 290,<br />

413<br />

Ambeline, 288, 290<br />

Amino acid sequences, 386<br />

Amino-cyclopropane-carboxylic acid<br />

synthase, 411<br />

Amyloid plaques, 343<br />

Anaesthesia, 273, 343, 347<br />

Analeptic, 195<br />

Analgesic, 26, 195, 256, 345, 415<br />

Angel’s Tears daffodils, 38<br />

Anhydrogalanthamine, 269<br />

Anodic oxidation, 320<br />

Antiarrhythmic, 243<br />

Anticancer, 197, 274<br />

Anticholinesterase activity, 215, 242ff,<br />

274, 304, 334ff, 341, 346, 358f<br />

Antifertility, 185<br />

Antifungal, 185<br />

Anti-inflammatory, 196<br />

Antileukaemic, 351<br />

Antimalarial, 196<br />

Antimetabolic, 389<br />

Antimicrobial, 185<br />

Antimitotic, 185, 196<br />

Antinociceptive, 185<br />

Anti-social behavioural traits, 416<br />

Antispasmodic, 26<br />

Antitumor, 185, 196, 350<br />

Antiviral, 185, 196, 274, 389, 411<br />

Anxiety, 417<br />

Apex size, 11<br />

Aphelenchoides subtenuis, 60, 100<br />

Aphids, 61f, 81, 88, 389<br />

Aphrodisiac, 26<br />

Apical dominance, 10<br />

Apical meristem, 10, 14<br />

Araceae, 390<br />

Arthritis, 416<br />

Ascorbic acid metabolism, 196<br />

Asphodel, 21, 24<br />

Atropine, 342<br />

Attention deficit <strong>and</strong> hyperactivity<br />

disorder, 414<br />

Auto-immune diseases, 416<br />

Autumn-flowering species, 4, 31<br />

Auxins, 4, 217, 408<br />

Azospirillum spp., 71

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