Easily confused with : other Daffodils

Wild Daffodil is very variable. It can have either white, off-white (creamy) or yellow petals. It always has a long and yellow central corona (trumpet). There are many sub-species.

Wild Daffodil is fairly scarce in the wild, even in the English Lake district (most specimens and gatherings are actually planted, albeit in some cases a very long time ago).

Galanthamine (or Galanthamine) is an acclaimed drug (Nivalin®) for the treatment of Alzheimers disease, Polio, Central Nervous System disorders, and other problems to do with memory impairment. It is a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor. It is contained in many plants of the Daffodil Family. Although Galanthamine can now be synthesized in the laboratory, it is for the time being much cheaper to harvest the drug from specially cultivated Caucasian Snowdrop, and also from cultivated species of Daffodil for greater yield, although efforts are being made in the chemical synthesis of the drug to reverse the economics of production. It is present not only in Snowdrops and Daffodils but also in Snowflake and Red Spider Lily, etc, all members of the Daffodil Family (Amaryllidaceae). Galantamine has also been used to induce lucid dreams and out of body experiences. A chemically very similar compound, Lycoramine, is present in Fir Clubmoss Haemanthamine (aka Natalensine, or Hemanthidine or 3-Epicrinamine) is an alkaloid from Narcissus confusus with some chemical similarities to Galanthamine, which was first isolated from Haemanthus ssp hybrid 'King Albert'. It also occurs in Wild Daffodil. Extracts of the bulbs are used by Africans to treat a range of diverse ailments.

[10-methoxy-3,12-didehydrogalanthan- 1,9-diol]. This compound, and several derivatives, are related to Galanthamine, and also occur in Wild Daffodil and other members of the Daffodil Family.

Wild Daffodil also contains Lycorine the main pyrrolo-phenanthridene alkaloid contained in members of the Daffodil Family.

Pluviine also occurs in Wild Daffodil.

Over 100 biologically active alkaloids have been isolated from members of the former Daffodil Amaryllidaceae Family.

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