A bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus

• Used in Africa as an arrow poison
• In moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison

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

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

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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