Acebotoxin - Acebotoxin

Japanese: アセボトキシン - あせぼときしん
Acebotoxin - Acebotoxin

…It is a poisonous plant, and when cattle and horses eat it, they become poisonous and go numb, hence the name of the plant. The main poisonous ingredient is a bitter substance called asebotoxin. In the past, the leaves were boiled and used as an insecticide. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…有毒植物で,牛馬が食べると中毒してしびれるので,馬酔木の名がある。有毒成分は主に,アセボトキシンasebotoxinとよばれる苦味物質である。昔は葉を煮出して殺虫薬とした。…

※「アセボトキシン」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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