Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Delphinine is a toxic diterpenoid alkaloid found in plants from the Delphinium (larkspur) and Atragene (a clematis) genera both in the family Ranunculaceae. Delphinine is the principal alkaloid found in Delphinium staphisagria seeds – at one time under the name stavesacre a very well known herbal treatment for body lice.
