…In Europe, this flower is used to celebrate May Day, and hence the English name May lily. The whole plant contains three glycosides, convallamarin, convallarin, and convallatoxin, which are toxic, but these compounds are also used for medicinal purposes. Convallamarin in particular has an effect similar to digitalis, and is used as a cardiac stimulant after purification. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "convallatoxin" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ヨーロッパでは五月祭をこの花束で祝うため,May lilyの英名もある。全草にコンバラマリンconvallamarin,コンバラリンconvallarin,コンバラトキシンconvallatoxinという3種類の配糖体を含み有毒であるが,またこれらの成分は薬用にも利用される。とくにコンバラマリンはジギタリスと似た作用があり,精製して強心剤に用いる。… ※「convallatoxin」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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