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Physostigmine

An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; -- formerly called eserine, with which it was regarded as identical.

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Alkaloid 76% connected

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Medicament 70% connected

Anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application.

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Medication 70% connected

The act or process of medicating.

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The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.

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