…An alkaloid contained in the seeds of the legume Physostigma venenosum , which grows in the Calabar River basin in Guinea, West Africa. The locals call these seeds Ezeru beans, and whites call them Calabar beans. It is said that the natives of Guinea once used these beans in trials, and if they ate them they were found guilty, and if they survived they were found innocent. These highly poisonous beans … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Ezerumame" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…西アフリカ,ギニアのカラバル川流域に産するマメ科の植物Physostigma venenosumの種子に含有されるアルカロイド。この種子を現地人はエゼルマメ,白人はカラバルマメと呼んでいる。かつてギニアの原住民の間で,この豆を裁判に用い,食べて死亡すれば有罪,助かれば無罪としたと伝えられ,強い毒性を有する豆である。… ※「エゼルマメ」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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