Pilocarpus Jaborandi
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''Pilocarpus jaborandi'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
Rutaceae The Rutaceae () is a family (biology), family, commonly known as the rueRUTACEAE
in Bo ...
, native to northeast Brazil. It is a source of the drug
pilocarpine Pilocarpine, sold under the brand name Pilopine HS among others, is a lactone alkaloid originally extracted from plants of the Pilocarpus genus. It is used as a medication to reduce pressure inside the eye and treat dry mouth. As an eye drop ...
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Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of Northeast Brazil Plants described in 1892 Zanthoxyloideae {{Rutaceae-stub