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Definition: hyoscyamine
hyoscyamine
n : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine
but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the
gastrointestinal tract
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hyoscyamine
Hyoscyamine
\Hy`os*cy"a*mine\, n. [See
Hyoscyamus.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid found in henbane (
Hyoscyamus niger), and
regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other
alkaloids in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is
extracted as a white crystalline substance, with a sharp,
offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is isomeric with atropine, is
very poisonous, and is used as a medicine for neuralgia, like
belladonna. Called also
hyoscyamia,
duboisine, etc.
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