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Cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma
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pilocarpine
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Pilocarpine \Pi`lo*car"pine\, n. [From NL. Pilocarpus pennatifolius jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. karpo`s fruit: cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi ( Pilocarpus pennatifolius ) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance ...
Wiktionary
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n. (context biochemistry English) A muscarinic alkaloid obtained from the leaves of tropical American shrubs from the genus ''Pilocarpus''.
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n. cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma
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Pilocarpine is a drug used to treat dry mouth and glaucoma . It is a parasympathomimetic alkaloid obtained from the leaves of tropical South American shrubs from the genus Pilocarpus . It is a non-selective muscarinic receptor agonist in the parasympathetic ...
Usage examples of pilocarpine.
I read about pilocarpine and its effect on the eyes and other things that didn't seem to have any bearing on the case, but at last I came to a most significant phrase: Has been tried with success as an antidote for atropine poisoning.
Arecoline Hydrobromide, a commercial salt, is a stronger stimulant to the salivary glands than Pilocarpine and a more energetic laxative than Eserine.
Jaborandi may irritate the stomach and cause vomiting and nausea, as may pilocarpine, even when given as a subcutaneous injection, but these symptoms yield to morphine.