1876 H. C. Wood Therap. (ed. 2) 156Chas. L. Mitchell..finds two alkaloids in the rhizome, one of which he denominates jervia, the other *veratralbia. [ of Veratrum album]
1891 Cent. Dict. ,*Veratralbine, an alkaloid obtained from Veratrum album.
1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 251*Veratric acid, the acid with which veratria exists combined in Cevadilla.
1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 395/2Two special organic acids, to which the names Cevadic and Veratric acids have been given.
1877 Watts Fownes'Chem. II. 542Dimethyl-protocatechuic or Veratric acid..is contained in sabadilla seeds (from Veratrum Sabadilla).
1907 Brit. Pharmaceut. Codex 242Cevadine is accompanied in cevadilla seeds by the alkaloids *veratridine..and sabatrine.
1935 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 123On hydrolysis, veratridine gave veratric acid and..cevine.
1954 O. Krayer in V. A. Drill Pharmacol. inMed. xxxiii. 8/2The monoester veratridine is of no clinical use because it has an inadequate therapeutic range and its duration of action is too short.
1976 Nature 25 Mar. 337/2 The effects of veratridine, an alkaloid well known for its ability to increase Na+ permeability in nerve cells, were examined.
1976 Veratridine . [ see sabadine]
1874 Garrod & Baxter Mat.Med. 382This rhizome is stated to contain two alkaloids, Viridia and *Veratroidea;..the latter is insoluble in ether.
1879 H. C. Wood Therap. 156Recently Prof. Wormley has arrived at the conclusion that veratroidia is identical with veratria.
1891 Cent. Dict. ,*Veratroidine, an alkaloid, supposed to be identical with rubijervine, obtained from Veratrum viride.
1868 Watts Dict. Chem. V. 997*Veratrol does not appear to unite with alkaline bisulphites.
veratr-
combining form
or veratro-
Etymology: New Latin, from Veratrum
: veratrine : veratric acid
< veratrize >
< veratroyl >
or veratro-
< veratrize >
< veratroyl >