Ve*ra"trine (?; 277), n. [Cf. F.
vératrine. See Veratrum.] (Chem.) 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.
Ve*ra"trine (?; 277), n. [Cf. F.
vératrine. See Veratrum.] (Chem.) 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.