Cymarin
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Cymarin
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ATC code | C01 |
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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
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