pilocarpus

pilocarpusnoun
Uncountable common-noun sense referring to the dried leaves of the plant used medicinally
Traductions
жаборандифарм., высушенные листья пилокарпуса как лекарственное сырьё
In the 19th century physicians prescribed pilocarpus as a diaphoretic.
В XIX веке врачи назначали жаборанди как потогонное средство.
Traductions supplémentaires
пилокарпусфарм., менее употребительное название лекарственного сырья
Définitions
The dried leaves of plants of the genus Pilocarpus, formerly used in medicine as a diaphoretic and source of pilocarpine; jaborandi.
In the 19th century, physicians prescribed pilocarpus to induce perspiration in feverish patients.
pilocarpusproper noun
Définitions
A genus of tropical shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae, native to South America, several species of which yield the alkaloid pilocarpine.
Pilocarpus is well known among pharmacologists as the natural source of pilocarpine.