What is the active medicinal principle of colocynth; a bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside called?
colocynthin — The active medicinal principle of colocynth; a bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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