helleborein
/hel-uh-bawr-ee-in, -bohr-/US // ˌhɛl əˈbɔr i ɪn, -ˈboʊr- //
鹤望兰,鹤顶红,鹤望兰素
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Chemistry, Pharmacology.
- : a yellow, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, C37H56O18, obtained from the rhizome and root of certain hellebores of the genus Helleborus, especially the Christmas rose, and formerly used in medicine chiefly as a heart stimulant.
Examples
Helleborein splits by the action of mineral acids into sugar and amorphous helleboretin.
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