Convulsant toxin
 ;templatestyles src="Chembox/styles.css"/ ;
Chemical compound
Coriamyrtin is a toxic γ-lactone naturally present in a multitude of plants.
Natural occurrence.
Coriamyrtin can be found in "Scurrula parasitica", "Coriaria microphylla", and certain other plants.
Toxicity.
Coriamyrtin is a convulsant. It appears to act via antagonism of GABAA receptors. Poisoning is usually from ingestion of parts of the plants containing it. A case of poisoning was able to be treated with repeated administration of diazepam, an anticonvulsant.
References.
 ;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" / ;