pilocarpine

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A colorless or yellow poisonous compound, C11H16N2O2, obtained from the leaves of the jaborandi and used to induce sweating, promote salivation, and treat glaucoma.

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An alkaloid (C11H16N2O2) isolated from pilocarpus, which it resembles in its medicinal properties.

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An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.

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A muscarinic alkaloid obtained from the leaves of tropical American shrubs from the genus Pilocarpus.

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cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma