Glycosides

Zemplen was a carbohydrate chemist, much interested in glycosides. ❋ Unknown (1995)

When our ancestors first used foxglove to treat heart failure, they didn’t know that this fuchsia-flowered plant contained molecules called glycosides that stimulate heart cells. ❋ Earl Mindell (2008)

The most dangerous plants contain one of these three chemicals — solanine, grayanotoxins, and cardiac glycosides. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Poisoning with cardiac glycosides often occurs when these plants are incorrectly used as a tea. ❋ Unknown (2010)

All parts are toxic, containing nerioside, oleandroside, saponins, and cardiac glycosides, but especially the leaves and woody stems. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Though almost all research on lignans has centered on flaxseed lignans, there are concerns regarding the content of cyanogenic glycosides in flaxseeds and the potential for oxidation of ground flaxseed powder and flaxseed oil. ❋ M.D. Nicholas Perricone (2010)

And to compound that, insects usually reject the seeds, because they contain toxic flavonol glycosides—in other words, they taste awful. ❋ ERIN HART (2010)

The usual dose is 60 mg twice a day, and it should be standardized to 24 percent flavone glycosides or ginkgolides. ❋ M.D. Henry Emmons (2010)

Polyphenols identified in the cocoa bean include several different catechins, as well as procyanins, anthocyanins, and flavone and flavonol glycosides. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cyanogenic glycosides are nitrogen based compounds and are found in 130 plant families but not necessarily in the fruit of all the plants. ❋ Wikipedia (2009)

These customs and beliefs are not mere superstition: Asparagus root contains compounds called steroidal glycosides that directly affect hormone production, and may very well influence emotions. ❋ Earl Mindell (2008)

Some herbalists claim that its steroidlike compounds—saponin glycosides—actually contain male hormones. ❋ Earl Mindell (2008)

Many herbal healers recommend asparagus root for rheumatism, due to the anti-inflammatory action of steroidal glycosides. ❋ Earl Mindell (2008)