Anisachin - Anisachin

Japanese: アニサチン - あにさちん
Anisachin - Anisachin

…In his book Phaidon, Plato describes the scene in which Socrates' hands and feet get cold, and his heart eventually becomes paralyzed, leading to his death. Anisatin, found in Illicium spp., and coryamyrtin, found in Deutzia gracilis, which bears beautiful crimson-purple fruits around June, both excite the central nervous system, inducing violent convulsions and leading to death from respiratory distress. Cictoxin, found in Water Dropwort, also has a similar effect. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…プラトンは著書《ファイドン》にソクラテスの手足が冷えやがて心臓が麻痺して死にいたる情景を描写している。シキミに含まれるアニサチン,6月ころに紅紫色の美しい実をつけるドクウツギに含まれるコリアミルチンは,ともに中枢神経を興奮させはげしい痙攣をさそい呼吸困難による死を招く。ドクゼリに含まれるシクトキシンも同様の作用を発揮する。…

※「アニサチン」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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