Abstract

The author has previously examined the effects of the new glycosides rhodexin A and B found in the leaves and the rhizome of Omoto or Rhodea japonica on isolated hearts of frogs and found that both show cardiac effect, which is similar to that of digitoxin. Then, I tried to follow up their effect on the mammalian hearts and using isolated hearts of guinea-pigs and rabbits as material, have studied the effects of rhodexin on them and the influence of CaCl2 and KCl on its effect on the heart, as reported in the following.

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