... There are eight species of Taxus (English name: yew) in the Northern Hemisphere, among which the European yew ( T. baccata L.) (English name: common yew) is often used as a garden tree in Europe and the United States. Taxus contains taxin, a poisonous alkaloid, but it is sometimes used for medicinal purposes. [Toshio Hamatani] [Makoto Wakisaka] *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "taxin" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… イチイ属Taxus(英名yew)は北半球に8種あり,そのなかでもヨーロッパイチイ(セイヨウオンコ)T.baccata L.(英名common yew)は欧米で庭園樹としてよく用いられている。イチイ属は有毒なアルカロイドであるタキシンtaxinを含有するが,薬用にされることがある。【浜谷 稔夫】【脇坂 誠】 ※「taxin」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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