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HARMINE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

A white crystalline alkaloid found in harmal seeds.

CONT

The Indians prepare a hallucinogenic drink ... from the bark of Banisteriopsis caapi, ... a forest liana that ... contains a group of alkaloids collectively known as beta-carbolines, of which the alkaloid harmine is the major component.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

Composé qui acquiert une fluorescence bleue en solution aqueuse, utilisé comme stimulant pour le système nerveux central.

Spanish

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