Taxin

Japanese: taxin
Taxin

... 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]
[Folklore]
Yew species are found throughout Europe, but because they grow slowly, they are now quite rare.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 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】
[民俗]
 イチイの仲間はヨーロッパ各地に見られるが,生長がおそいため現在ではかなり少なくなっている。…

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