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。