Crotalaria

(krot-al-a’re-ah) (L., from Gr. κρόταλον a rattle]. An extensive genus of leguminous plants, of which many are poisonous. erotalic (kro-tal’ik). Pertaining to the genus Crotal us. or to the poison of snakes of that genus. erotalin (kro’tal-in).. A protein found in the venom of rattlesnakes and certain other serpents. It has been used hypodermically in the treatment of epilepsy.