pilocarpus

pilocarpus
A genus of trees and shrubs found in Central and South America and in the West Indies. Constitutes the botanical source for pilocarpine, an alkaloid that activates cholinergic muscarinic receptors. Pilocarpine is used in the treatment of glaucoma, in which it is instilled in the eye. Sudorific; miotic. SYN: Jaborandi.

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pi·lo·car·pus .pī-lə-'kär-pəs n
1) cap a small genus of tropical American shrubs (family Rutaceae) having clusters of small greenish flowers
2) pl -pus·es JABORANDI

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Pi·lo·car·pus (pi″lo-kahrґpəs) [Gr. pilos wool or hair wrought into felt + karpos fruit] a genus of shrubs of the family Rutaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas; P. jaboranґdi and P. microphylґlus have leaves that yield pilocarpine.

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