Herbs - Plant Constituents - Cyanogenic Glycosides

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Herbs - Plant Constituents
- Acids
- Alcohols
- Alkaloids
- Anthraquinones & Glycosides
- ''Bitter Principles''
- Carbohydrates
- Cardioactive Glycosides
- Coumarin & Glycosides
- Cyanogenic Glycosides
- Flavones & Flavonoid Glycosides
- Phenols / Phenolic Glycosides
- Saponins
- Tannins
- Volatile Oils
- Additional Info.
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Cyanogenic Glycosides

A group of potentially lethal glycosides that release prussic acid on hydrolysis. Some plants such as Wild Cherry Bark, Almond, and Elder contain trace amounts of these compounds and are medicinally important.