andromedotoxin
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an·drom·e·do·tox·in
(an-drom'ĕ-dō-tok'sin),A strongly emetic active principle obtained from several species of Andromeda and Rhododendron (family Ericaceae); it is a cardiac poison, first stimulating and then paralyzing the vagus; it also paralyzes the motor nerve ends in striated muscle.
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