lobeline
/loh-buh-leen, -lin/US // ˈloʊ bəˌlin, -lɪn //UK // (ˈləʊbəˌliːn) //
小叶线,小叶子,小叶紫檀,大叶线
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Pharmacology.
- : a crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C22H27NO2, obtained by extraction from lobelia: used chiefly in the form of its sulfate or hydrochloride as a respiratory stimulant and, because of its nicotinelike pharmacological action, as an agent to discourage tobacco smoking.
Examples
The chief constituent is a volatile liquid alkaloid (cf. nicotine) named lobeline, which occurs to the extent of about 30 %.
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