''Pilocarpus microphyllus'', the Maranham Jaborandi, is a plant species in the genus ''
Pilocarpus
''Pilocarpus'' is a genus of about 13 species of plants belonging to the family Rutaceae, native to the Neotropical realm, Neotropics of South America. Various species are important Pharmacology, pharmacologically as a source of the parasympathom ...
'' found native to several states in northern Brazil.
Commercial production of the alkaloid muscarinic receptor agonist
pilocarpine
Pilocarpine is a medication used to reduce pressure inside the eye and treat dry mouth. As eye drops it is used to manage angle closure glaucoma until surgery can be performed, ocular hypertension, primary open angle glaucoma, and to bring abou ...
is derived entirely from the leaves of the shrub.
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Vegetation of Minas Gerais
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Plants described in 1893
Zanthoxyloideae
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