Abstract
In our search for potential stimulants of granulocyte-phagocytosis, more than 75 compounds
isolated from higher plants have been investigated in the chemoluminescence-model
for phagocytosis stimulating properties. The data were compared with those obtained
from the microscopic test system. Both methods are suitable for systematic screening
investigations. The alkaloids isopteropodin, emetin and aristolochic acid-Na, the
sesquiterpenlactones helenalin and eufoliatin, the naphthoquinone plumbagin and the
polysaccharides of Echinacea purp., Eupatorium perfol., Acanthopanax senticosus and Chamomilla recutita have been investigated in detail.
