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Acokanthera schimperi
3-665.25.11Names: Carissa schimperi; Toxicophloea thunbergi; Toxicophlea oblongifolia, Acokanthera, Acocanthera; Ouabain.
English: Arrow poison of the Bushmen; Common poison-bush.
Content: acovenoside A, ouabaïne, cardiotonic glycosides.
Use: arrow poison; fruit, bitter, sweet and edible when ripe.
English: Arrow poison of the Bushmen; Common poison-bush.
Content: acovenoside A, ouabaïne, cardiotonic glycosides.
Use: arrow poison; fruit, bitter, sweet and edible when ripe.