Antisialagogue

Antisialagogues are substances that decrease the production of saliva and their effect is opposite to that of sialagogues.[1] Their origin may be both natural and synthetic. Classic antisialagogues[1] include:

  • atropine,
  • opium,
  • alkalies,
  • belladonna,
  • hyoscyamus,
  • stramonium,
  • tobacco in excess,
  • all nauseous or insipid substances.

References
  1. Lavinia L. Dock: Text-Book Of Materia Medica For Nurses, 1916 (accessed 15.10.2010)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.