Hyoscyamine - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition hyoscyamine

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