- periplocin
- A cardiotonic glycoside obtained from the bark and stems of Periploca graeca (family Asclepiadaceae), a plant of southern Europe. [G. peri-ploke, a winding around, fr. pleko, to twine, plait]
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pe·rip·lo·cin pə-'rip-lə-.sin, .per-ə-'plō-sən n a glycoside C36H56O13 obtainable from the silk vine* * *
peri·plo·cin (per″ĭ-ploґsin) a crystallizable glycoside from a woody vine, Periploca graeca L. (Asclepiadaceae); it acts like digitalin as a heart tonic and slower of the pulse.
Medical dictionary. 2011.