AlkaloidWordNet Explorer

any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides

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

cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma

an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures

used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma

an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug

white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma