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pilocarpus pennatifolius
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jaborandi \Jab`o*ran"di\, n. (Bot.) The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub (Pilocarpus pennatifolius). The leaves are used in medicine as an diaphoretic and sialogogue. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pilocarpine \Pi`lo*car"pine\, n. [From NL. {Pilocarpus
pennatifolius} jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. karpo`s fruit:
cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi ({Pilocarpus
pennatifolius}) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance
which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.
[1913 Webster]
