Category:Veratrine

Ve*ra"trine, n. Etym: [cf. F. vératrine. See veratrum.] (chem.)

Defn: a poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore (veratrum) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, Having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes used externally, as In ointments, in the local treatment of neuralgia and rheumatism. Called also veratria, and veratrina.