Scopolamine

Scopolamine is a substance found in the leaves of the whitebeam Gum. In drug form, it is used to relax smooth muscles - in spasms of the gastrointestinal tract (such as irritable bowel syndrome), biliary tract or urinary tract irritable bowel syndrome), biliary or genitourinary tract (e.g renal colic, painful menstruation). In addition, it reduces secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach and accelerates heart rate Determination of scopolamine in serum is used in suspected drug overdose.