Definition of Arecoline
1. n. An oily liquid substance, C8H13O2N, the chief alkaloid of the betel nut, to which the latter owes its anthelmintic action.
Definition of Arecoline
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Medical Definition of Arecoline
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An alkaloid obtained from the betel nut (areca catechu), fruit of a palm tree. It is an agonist at both muscarinic and nicotinic acetycholine receptors. It is used in the form of various salts as a ganglionic stimulant, a parasympathomimetic, and a vermifuge, especially in veterinary practice. It has been used as a euphoriant in the pacific islands.
Pharmacological action: ganglionic stimulants, muscarinic agonist, nicotinic agonists, parasympathomimetic.
Chemical name: 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-, methyl ester
(12 Dec 1998)
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