Atropine
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A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from theAtropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium,or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupilof the eye. Called also daturine.
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a drug used to relax muscles, made from a poisonous substance taken from the deadly nightshade plant:
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