picrotoxin
/ˌpɪkrəʊˈtɒksɪn/noun
mass noun
1- Medicine a bitter compound used to stimulate the respiratory and nervous system, especially in treating barbiturate poisoning【医】印防己毒素, 苦味毒。
1.1
- This toxin is obtained from the seeds of the shrub Anamirta cocculus (family Menispermaceae).该毒素系从印度防己 （防己科）灌木的种子中提取。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Greek pikros 'bitter' + TOXIN.