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In moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison
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strophanthin
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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.