podophyllin 1
noundomain: substance
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Definition
Podophyllin is a resinous powder obtained by precipitating an alcoholic tincture of the rhizome of American Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) or Podophyllum emodi by means of water acidified with hydrochloric acid.
Examples
- 1.In toxic doses, podophyllin causes intense enteritis, with all its characteristic symptoms, and severe depression, which may end in death.


