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<chemistry> A rare alkaloid found in the bark of an East Indian apocynaceous tree (Wrightia antidysenterica), and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. It was formerly used as a remedy for diarrhoea.
Synonyms: conessine, and neriine.
(01 Mar 1998)
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