veratrine
/ˈvɛrətriːn
/ /ˈvɛrətrɪn/noun [mass noun] Chemistry
A poisonous substance consisting of a mixture of alkaloids which occurs in the seeds of sabadilla and related plants.In cases of poisoning by veratrine the stomach tube should be used or an emetic administered....
- For therapeutic purposes, the amount of veratrine used ranged from one to five milligrams per dose, in the form of pills or mixed in syrup.
- Paeoniflorin inhibited the contraction induced by veratrine in both the epididymal and the prostatic portions of isolated mouse vas deferens.
Origin
Early 19th century: from French vératrine, from Latin veratrum 'hellebore'.