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hemlock, the common name for Conium maculatum, a plant indigenous to most of Europe and the source of a poisonous alkaloid, coniine. It is considered unsafe for any use, but an extract of the leaves and flowers of conium has been used as a respiratory sedative and its hydrochloride salts have been used as an antispasmodic. Also called conium. hemlock there are a number of weeds in different genera that go by this name. poison hemlock see conium maculatum. water hemlock see cicuta. hemlock water dropwort oenanthecrocata. hemlock Toxicology Any of the poisonous herbs of the carrot family, especially Conium maculatum, but also Tsuga spp, which contain an alkaloid, conine, that evokes CNS hyperactivity, followed by medullary depression and
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