#glycoside

• Abelia chinensis — The type species of the Abelia genus, native to China, characterized by dense and fragrant inflorescences. In medical biochemistry and phytotherapy, the species is intensely researched for isolating rare bioactive metabolites, such as iridoid glycosides and natural phenolic acids. These compounds are of significant interest in neuroprotection due to their experimentally proven capacity to mitigate neuronal cell degradation caused by free radicals, studied as adjuvants in countering oxidative stress within degenerative or cognitive pathologies.
• Abietin — A term used in early pharmaceutical chemistry to describe a bitter principle, resinous substance, or glycoside extracted from the bark and needles of certain conifer species (genus Abies). In past centuries, researchers analyzed abietin for its febrifuge (fever-reducing) and stimulant potential, but overdosing concentrated remedies containing this compound could cause acute gastric irritation or toxic nephritis.
• Amygdaliferous — Producing or containing almonds or substances structurally derived from almond kernels, particularly cyanogenic glycosides like amygdalin. In older specialized literature or botanical classifications, the term is used to describe plants, trees, or plant tissues capable of secreting or storing these active principles specific to the Prunus genus.
• Anthracenic — Belonging to anthracene, referring to anthracene, or structurally deriving from the core of this aromatic hydrocarbon; an organic compound, dye, or plant active principle (such as anthracene glycosides found in plants like senna or buckthorn) characterized by the presence of three linearly fused benzene rings. In a pharmacodynamic sense, it describes a class of substances with intense purgative or laxative properties, used in the formulation of standardized phytotherapeutic remedies.
• Apocynum — A genus of perennial herbaceous plants in the family Apocynaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, characterized by erect stems secreting a whitish latex and small bell-shaped flowers. The genus includes species recognized for high toxicity caused by cardiotonic glycosides, as well as for strong textile fibers historically extracted from the bark.
• Apocynum androsaemifolium — A species of perennial herbaceous plant in the genus Apocynum, remarkable for its pale pink, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers grouped in terminal cymes; commonly known as spreading dogbane. All parts of the plant are highly toxic due to the presence of apocynin and cardiac glycosides, being studied in traditional medicine and biochemistry.