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Answer for the clue "In moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison ", 12 letters:
strophanthin

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) Any of several poisonous cardiac glycosides obtained from various African plants

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Strophanthins are cardiac glycosides in plants of the genus Strophanthus . The singular may refer to : g-Strophanthin , also known as ouabain k-Strophanthin

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n. a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison

Usage examples of strophanthin.

The ordinary medicinal dose of strophanthin is one five-hundredth of a grain.