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PILOCARPUS MICROPHYLLUS [1 record]

Record 1 2016-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Pilocarpus microphyllus contain the highest pilocarpine content in the leaves. ... In the treatment of glaucoma, the alkaloid pilocarpine acts directly on cholinergic receptor sites, thus mimicing the action of acetylcholine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

[Les feuilles de cette plante] contiennent un composé utilisé en ophtalmologie dans le traitement du glaucome.

Spanish

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