Plumieride is a widely bioactive compound able to be isolated from several plants. Plumieride specifically is cytotoxic, and essential oils and ethanol extracts of plants containing Plumieride have been found to act as a diuretic, antibacterial, antipsychotic, antitumor, and HIV inhibitors.
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