strophanthin
a very poisonous, bitter glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the dried, ripe seeds of a strophanthus, especially Strophanthus kombe, used as a cardiac stimulant.
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strophanthin is the name given to three different compounds, two obtained from Strophanthus Kombe and one from S. hispidus.
Mix the saccharin with the tincture of vanilla, add the strophanthin, and permit the alcohol to evaporate.
Candy Medication | Bernard FantusThe ordinary medicinal dose of strophanthin is one five-hundredth of a grain.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn | R. Austin Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for strophanthin
/ (strəʊˈfænθɪn) /
a toxic glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the ripe seeds of certain species of strophanthus: used as a cardiac stimulant
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