出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/03 16:00 UTC 版)
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 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.