Asclepiadin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vincetoxin \Vin`ce*tox"in\, n. (Chem.)
     A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort
     ({Vincetoxicum officinale}, a plant of the Asclepias family)
     as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; -- called also
     {asclepiadin}, and {cynanchin}.
     [1913 Webster]