hyoscyamine
noun
hy·o·scy·a·mine
ˌhī-ə-ˈsī-ə-ˌmēn 
: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C17H23NO3 of which atropine is a racemic mixture
especially
: its levorotatory form found especially in the plants belladonna and henbane and used similarly to atropine
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These drugs include hyoscyamine and dicyclomine.
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Natalie Rizzo, SELF, 4 Feb. 2022
More recently, Huang and other researchers found the biosynthetic pathway of the drug hyoscyamine, another tropane alkaloid with psychoactive effects.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2023
There have been 34 alkaloids discovered in henbane, including scopolamine, hyoscyamine and atropine.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022
In addition to the hyoscyamine, other medications used include: atropine eyedrops under the tongue; the antidepressant amitriptyline; and glycopyrrolate.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Dec. 2021
Indeed, while solitarious locusts avoid eating toxic plants, the gregarious locusts are actually attracted to the odor of hyoscyamine, a toxic alkaloid found in local plants.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 5 Feb. 2020
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Natalie Rizzo, SELF, 4 Feb. 2022
More recently, Huang and other researchers found the biosynthetic pathway of the drug hyoscyamine, another tropane alkaloid with psychoactive effects.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2023
There have been 34 alkaloids discovered in henbane, including scopolamine, hyoscyamine and atropine.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022
In addition to the hyoscyamine, other medications used include: atropine eyedrops under the tongue; the antidepressant amitriptyline; and glycopyrrolate.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Dec. 2021
Indeed, while solitarious locusts avoid eating toxic plants, the gregarious locusts are actually attracted to the odor of hyoscyamine, a toxic alkaloid found in local plants.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 5 Feb. 2020
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hyoscyamine
noun
hyo·scy·a·mine
ˌhī-ə-ˈsī-ə-mēn
: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C17H23NO3 of which atropine is a racemic mixture
especially
: its levorotatory form found especially in the plants belladonna and henbane and used similarly to atropine
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