| 释义 |
‖ ouabaio better wabaio.|wæˈbaɪəʊ|
The Somāli name (Larajasse Somali Dict., waˈbayo) of the plant Acocanthera Schimperi, the juice of which is used to poison arrows. Hence ouabaïn, better wabaïn |wæˈbɑɪɪn|, the glucoside, C31H48O12, obtained from this plant, in action and composition closely resembling strophanthin. (The spelling oua- for wa- is due to the French discoverer.)
1892in Syd. Soc. Lex. 1893Pharmac. Jrnl. 27 May 965 In the year 1882 some roots, stems, and leaves of the plant said to yield the ouabaio poison of the Somalis were sent from Africa to France by M. Revoil. 1893Squibb Ephemeris IV. 45 Ouabaïn is a glucoside obtained by extraction from the root and wood of the Ouabaïo. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 229. |