Lycorine

Japanese: lycorine
Lycorine

…The countries where daffodils are cultivated are the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia and the USA. The bulbs contain glucomannan and the alkaloid lycorine, which are highly poisonous, but are sometimes used medicinally.
[Cultivation]
Plant in a well-drained, sunny location, add bone meal and potassium sulfate as basal fertilizer, and plant in autumn at a depth of about twice the height of the bulbs.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スイセン栽培の盛んな国はイギリス,アイルランド,オランダ,ニュージーランド,オーストラリア,アメリカである。鱗茎にはグルコマンナンやアルカロイドのリコリンlycorineを含有し,猛毒であるが,薬用にされることがある。
[栽培]
 排水と日当りのよい所に,骨粉,硫酸カリを元肥に入れ,秋に球根の高さの約2倍の深さに植える。…

※「lycorine」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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