manacine

Japanese: manacine
manacine

...The flowers are small but numerous, solitary or twin. It is a highly poisonous plant that contains alkaloids such as manacine, but is used as a medicine for rheumatism. The closely related B. latiforia Benth. has elliptical leaves 5-10cm long, with a few soft hairs on the underside.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "manacine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…花はやや小さいが多数つき,単生または双生する。マナキンmanacineなどのアルカロイドを含み猛毒植物であるが,リウマチの薬にされる。近縁種のニオイバンマツリB.latiforia Benth.は,葉が楕円形で長さ5~10cm,裏面にわずかに軟毛がある。…

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