#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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