strophanthin

/stroh-fan-thin/US // stroʊˈfæn θɪn //UK // (strəʊˈfænθɪn) //

蛙黄素,蛙王素,蛙蛙素,蛙王浆

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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Pharmacology.
- : a very poisonous, bitter glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the dried, ripe seeds of a strophanthus, especially Strophanthus kombe, used as a cardiac stimulant.

Strophanthin is the name given to three different compounds, two obtained from Strophanthus Kombe and one from S. hispidus.
Mix the saccharin with the tincture of vanilla, add the strophanthin, and permit the alcohol to evaporate.
The ordinary medicinal dose of strophanthin is one five-hundredth of a grain.