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Some pharmacological uses of alks:
1.Anti-tumour alkaloids: e.g. vinicia alk. & colchicine & taxol.
2.Pain killer: e.g. Morphine
3.Anti-spasmodic (smooth muscle relaxant): e.g. papaverine, Atropine
4.Oxytocic : e.g. Ergometrine
5.Treatment of migrain: e.g. Ergotamine
6.Antihypertensive:
e.g. Reserpine
7.Cough sedative : e.g. Codeine
8.C.N.S stimulant : e.g. purine bases (caffeine) and cathine
9.Tape worms (vermifuge) : e.g. pelleterine
10.Antimalarial : e.g. Quinine
11.Skeletal muscle relaxant : e.g. d-tubocurarine
12.Treatment of bronchial asthma : e.g. Ephedrine & theophylline
13.Miotic effect: e.g. physostigmine (Eserine), Pilocarpine
14.Mydriatic: e.g. atropine,Hyoscyamine
15.Sedative: e.g. Scopolamine (Hyoscine)
16.Treatment of cerebral vascular deficiency and atherosclerosis (Geriatric
medicine) e.g. Vincamine
17.Hallucinogenic : e.g. Mescaline,Psilocin.
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