Cymarin

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Chemical structure of Cymarin
Cymarin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
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Identifiers
CAS number 508-77-0
ATC code C01AC03
PubChem 10504
Chemical data
Formula C30H44O9 
Mol. mass 548.665 g/mol
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Cymarin (or cymarine) is a cardiac glycoside. Apocynum cannabinum used as a source of fiber by Native Americans and Apocynum venetum (Chinese:羅布麻) used as a herbal tea in China[citation needed] both contain cymarin. Cymarin is a cardiogenic toxin that causes cardiac arrhythmia in humans. Cymarin is used in modern medicine in copiously formulated pharmaceutical preparations used to treat a variety of tumors.

[edit] References

  • The Merck Index, 12th Edition. 2830
  • Edible and Medicinal plants of the West, Gregory L. Tilford, ISBN 0-87842-359-1