ASCLEPIN

n. ’pitn, Fr., asclépine. Ger., Asclepin. 1. A gummy, brownish-yellow substance oi repulsive odor and taste resembling that of ipecac, insoluble in water, formed by the decomposition of asclepiad in, It is said to be diaphoretic, purgative, and alterative, and acts as a poison to the respiratory centre, and, if artificial respiration is kept up, paralyzes the heart. 2. As- Een (q. v.)._ [C. Gram, “ Arch. f. exp. Pathol. u, Pharm.,” xix, 6(B); “Dtsch. Med.-Ztg.,” Jan. 25, 1886, p. 82; B, 207.]