alkaloid

a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides

a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract

cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma

an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures

used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma

an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug

white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma

an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion

an alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than ergot; causes constriction of blood vessels and is used to treat migraine

poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it

an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide

an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant

a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica

a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets

a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects

any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina

a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles

an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally