Convallatoxin

Japanese: convallatoxin
Convallatoxin

…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. …

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Japanese:

…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。…

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