Akokanchin - Akokanchin

Japanese: アコカンチン - あこかんちん
Akokanchin - Akokanchin

... The genus Acokanthera has about three species in tropical Africa, and extracts from various parts of the plant are used as arrow poison. The toxic component is the glycoside acocanthin or strophanthin. This species is sometimes classified in the genus Carissa . ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Acocanthin" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

Acokanthera属は熱帯アフリカに約3種あり,植物体の各部の抽出液を矢毒に使った。有毒成分は配糖体のアコカンチンacocanthinあるいはストロファンチンである。本種はカリッサ属Carissaに入れられる場合がある。…

※「アコカンチン」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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