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Scopolia

Scopolia

9.9
A group of European plants that make scopolamine, a chemical used in medicine
  • noun
  • /skoʊˈpoʊliə/
  • Specialized
: Scopolia
  • Researchers identified several new alkaloids from the roots of Scopolia.

Examples

  • In herbal medicine, extracts from Scopolia have traditional uses.

  • The Scopolia plant is known for its medicinal properties.

  • Scopolia species are often studied for their pharmacologically active compounds.

  • Many herbalists use Scopolia for its alkaloids.

  • Scopolia species are often studied for their medicinal alkaloids, which have important pharmacological applications.

  • In herbal medicine, Scopolia is recognized for its effective extracts used to treat various ailments.

  • Many researchers focus on Scopolia due to its potential to yield valuable medicinal compounds.

Compounds

Scopolia carniolica
  • Specialized
9.9

A European green plant in the nightshade family that makes a medicine called scopolamine

Surface Forms

Scopolia singular
Scopolias plural

Etymology

Scopolia is the plant genus named for the scientist Scopoli, and the medicine scopolamine takes its name from these plants. That is why Scopolia is known for producing medicinal alkaloids.