harmine

harmine
A central nervous system stimulant and potent monoamine oxidase inhibitor obtained from Peganum harmala (family Zygophyllaceae) and Banisteria caapi (family Malpighaceae); psychic effects resemble those of LSD, but sedative and depressive qualities may predominate over hallucinatory manifestations. SYN: banisterine, leucoharmine, telepathine. [G. harmala, harmal, fr. Ar. harmalah, + -ine]

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har·mine 'här-.mēn n a hallucinogenic alkaloid C13H12N2O whose distribution in plants and use in medicine is similar to harmaline

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har·mine (hahrґmēn) an alkaloid that has hallucinogenic properties, found in the seeds of African rue (Peganum harmala) and the South American vine Banisteria caapi. Called also banisterine.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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