The plant, called snowdrop, turned out to contain a compound called galantamine that prevented the disruption of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, making it effective in treating not only polio but other disease, such as Alzheimer's.
这种名为雪花莲的植物原来含有一种叫做加兰他敏的化合物,可以防止神经递质乙酰胆碱的破坏,使其不仅能有效治疗小儿麻痹症,还能有效治疗其他疾病,如阿尔茨海默氏症。