HYOSCYAMINE

hyoscyamine

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

hyoscyamine (plural hyoscyamines)

(chemistry) an alkaloid, the stereoisomer of atropine, used medicinally to treat abdominal pain and similar conditions

Source: Wiktionary

Hy`os*cy"a*mine, n. Etym: [See Hyoscyamus.] (Chem.)

Definition: An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is extracted as a white crystalline substance, with a sharp, offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is isomeric with atropine, is very poisonous, and is used as a medicine for neuralgia, like belladonna. Called also hyoscyamia, duboisine, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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