e/Tectin (drug)

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has glosseng: Tectin is the brand name of a pain killing drug currently in development by WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc. The drug comes from a toxin in the pufferfish called tetrodotoxin, a very potent neurotoxin which shuts down electrical signaling in nerves by binding to the pores of sodium channel proteins in nerve cell membranes.
lexicalizationeng: Tectin
instance of(noun) a medicine used to relieve pain
analgesic, pain pill, anodyne, painkiller

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