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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/48513| Title: | A touch of the 'devil's breath' |
| Authors: | Muscat, Michelle |
| Keywords: | Scopolamine -- Therapeutic use Scopolamine -- Physiological effect |
| Issue Date: | 2019 |
| Publisher: | Medical Portals Ltd. |
| Citation: | Muscat, M. (2019). A touch of the 'devil's breath'. The Synapse : the Medical Professionals' Network, 18(2), 31. |
| Abstract: | Plants from the Solanaceae family such as Datura and Brugmansia are sources of anticholinergic alkaloid drug scopolamine. Scopolamine, or ‘burundanga’ can be obtained from extracts of the so called ‘Borrachero’ tree found mainly in Colombia for example. Scopolamine poisoning is known to cause amnesia and is thought of by some as the scariest drug in the world. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/48513 |
| Appears in Collections: | The Synapse, Volume 18, Issue 2 The Synapse, Volume 18, Issue 2 |
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