PILOCARPUS
\pˈa͡ɪləkˌɑːpəs], \pˈaɪləkˌɑːpəs], \p_ˈaɪ_l_ə_k_ˌɑː_p_ə_s]\
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By William R. Warner
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p[=i]-l[=o]-kär'pus, n. a shrub about four or five feet high, slightly branched, the branches erect, a native of Brazil.--n. PILOCAR'PINE, an alkaloid isolated from pilocarpus, with sudorific properties. [Gr. pilos, a cap, karpos, fruit.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The dried leaflets of Pilocarpus microphyllus or Pilocarpus jaborandi. They are bitter and somewhat pungent, and when bruised, slightly aromatic. Pilocarpus is a powerful diaphoretic and sialagogue. It is used in dropsy, etc., and is a strong mydriatic. It is antagonistic to atropin. The fluidextract of Pilocarpus is official in the U. S. Ph.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe