Steinmetz:Pilocarpus
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Pilocarpus microphyllus ( and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Rutaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Brazil
- Paraguay
- West Indies
- Part(s) Used
- Folia Jaborandi = Folia Pilocarpi
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- Constituent(s)
- pilocarpine
- isopilocarpine
- pilocarpidine
- jaborine
- jaboridene
- essential oil
- malic acid
- tannin
- potassium chloride
- Action
- sudorific
- heart-sedative
- stimulant
- hair-tonic
- sialagogue
- expectorant
- used in the treatment of epilepsy. In ophthalmic surgery
- pilocarpine nitrate is used to contract the pupil and to reduce intra-ocular pressure in glaucoma
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