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cardenolide
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cardenolide
one of the two groups of naturally occurring cardiac glycosides; found in plants including Digitalis, Nerium, Thevetia, Cryptostegia, Euonymus, Gomphocarpus, Asclepias, Corchorus, Convallaria, Gerbera, Adonis, Acokanthera spp. Those from Digitalis spp. are used medicinally.


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The Active Chemical Compounds Phytochemical analyses reveal that the latex of the Antiaris toxicaria includes a differing blend (individually and provincially) of at least 30 complex cardenolides, i.
The plant has been investigated phytochemically for cardenolides, anthocyanins, hydrocarbon and triterpenoids (Moscolo et al.
Thanks to a steady diet of milkweed chemicals called cardenolides, its wings are poisonous to many predators.
 
 
 
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