• Not digested by mammalian enzyme system due
to their lack of cellulose
• Derivatives: methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose,
hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypopyl cellulose,
hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose
Cellulose
DIGITALIS purpurea other name
Foxglove
Digitalis lanata
Frecian foxglove
CONVALLARIA
Lily-of-the-Valley
APOCYNUM
Black Indian Hemp Dog bane Canadian hemp
ADONIS
Pheasant’s eye
BLACK
HELLEBORE
Christmas rose
Convallaria
Convallaria majalis
APOCYNUM
Apocynum cannabinum
Adonis
Adonis vernalis
BLACK
HELLEBORE
Helleborus niger
STROPHANTHUS
STROPHANTHUS kombe or hispidus
SQUILL
Urginea maritime
Digitalis family
Scrophulariacea
Convallaria family
Liliaceae
APOCYNUM family
Apocynaceae
ADONIS
Ranunculaceae
BLACK
HELLEBORE
Ranunculaceae
STROPHANTHUS
Apocynaceae
Squill
Liliacea