Steinmetz:Pilocarpus

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Pilocarpus microphyllus ( and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rutaceae
English Names
  • Jaborandi shrub
  • Maranham
Natural Habitat
  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
  • West Indies
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Jaborandi = Folia Pilocarpi
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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