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strophanthin

[ stroh-fan-thin ]

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. 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

/ ٰəʊˈæθɪ /

noun

  1. a toxic glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the ripe seeds of certain species of strophanthus: used as a cardiac stimulant
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of strophanthin1

First recorded in 1875–80; strophanth(us) + -in 2
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Use hot bottles and stimulants, especially trying to counteract the cardiac depression by atropine, caffeine, strophanthin, &c.

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The two tubes which I found on the dressing-table would each have contained, if full, twenty tabloids, each tabloid representing one five-hundredth of a grain of strophanthin.

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The physiological antidotes are atropine and digitalin or strophanthin, which should be injected subcutaneously in maximal doses.

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If a high systolic pressure begins to fall more or less rapidly the heart shows fatigue, and should be stimulated by digitalis or strophanthin.

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The ordinary medicinal dose of strophanthin is one five-hundredth of a grain.

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