#alkaloid  natural nitrogen-containing bases found in plants
  supertype:  organic_compound__organiccompound  any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
  subtype:  atropine  a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil
     subtype:  belladonna  an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna herb that is used medicinally
  subtype:  hyoscyamine  a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract
  subtype:  pilocarpine  cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma
  subtype:  scopolamine__hyoscine  an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"
  subtype:  physostigmine  used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma
  subtype:  ephedrine  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
  subtype:  ergonovine__Ergotrate_Maleate  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
  subtype:  ergotamine  an alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than ergot; causes constriction of blood vessels and is used to treat migraine
  subtype:  pseudoephedrine  poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it
  subtype:  nicotine  an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide
  subtype:  strychnine  an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant
  subtype:  brucine  a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
  subtype:  caffeine__caffein  a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects
  subtype:  rauwolfia  any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina
  subtype:  tubocurarine__curare  a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; used by South American indians as an arrow poison; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction"

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