noscapine

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An alkaloid occurring in opium that suppresses the cough reflex and is used as an antitussive.

noscapine [nos´kah-pēn]

an alkaloid present in opium; used as a nonaddictive antitussive.

noscapine

an alkaloid present in opium; used as a nonaddictive antitussive.

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opium			The Opium Poppy is the type of poppy from which opium and many refined opiates, including morphine, thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine, are extracted. Poppy growers charged by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Those that work directly on the brain include dextromethorphan noscapine, ethyl morphine and codeine. Cough Treatment by greenherbal / Health, general community Noscapine has previously been studied as a treatment for breast, ovarian, colon, lung and brain cancer and for various lymphomas, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and melanoma. Cough medicine ingredient could prove effective in prostate cancer ... by Asian News International			Northern blot analysis Northern blot test Northern Blotting Northern short-tailed sheep Northern transfer Northrop Norton risk scale nortriptyline nortriptyline HCl nortriptyline hydrochloride nortryptyline Norvasc Norvir Norvirhabdovirus Norwalk agent Norwalk virus Norwalk-like virus Norway rat Norwegian Norwegian scabies Norwich canary Norwich terrier NOS inhibitor nos(o)- nos- noscapine nose nose candy Nose Coverage nose drops nose hose nose job nose pad Nose Powder nosebag noseband nosebleed Nosema nosematosis nosepiece NOSIE noso- nosocomial nosocomial AIDS Nosocomial Anemia nosocomial fever of unknown origin nosocomial infection Nosocomial infections nosocomial pneumonia nosode nosogenesis			NOS-2 NOS-I nos. NOS/BE NOS/VE NOS/VE NOS1 NOS2 NOS3 NOSA NOSAC NOSAD NOSAHL Nosaka Sanzo NOSAMS NOSAR NOSAS NOSB NOSBR NOSC NOSC Navy Architecture Group NOSC Wideband NOSC-D NoSCA noscapine NOSCAR noscere NOSCINST noscitare Noscitur a sociis NOSCP NOSD NOSDCP NOSDRA nose nose nose nose nose nose Nose (horseracing) nose about nose about or around Nose and Centre Fuselage Nose and Oral Protection Only Nose around Nose around Nose bit Nose bleed Nose bleed Nose bleed Nose bleeding Nose bleeding Nose bone Nose bone

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