lobeline

American  

[loh-buh-leen, -lin] / ˈloʊ bəˌlin, -lɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 22 H 27 NO 2 , obtained by extraction from lobelia: used chiefly in the form of its sulfate or hydrochloride as a respiratory stimulant and, because of its nicotinelike pharmacological action, as an agent to discourage tobacco smoking.

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lobeline British  

/ ˈləʊbəˌliːn /

noun

1. a crystalline alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the Indian tobacco plant, used as a smoking deterrent and respiratory stimulant

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Etymology

Origin of lobeline

First recorded in 1835–45; lobel(ia) + -ine ² ( def. 2 )

Example Sentences

In the 1990s, she began working with lobeline, a compound derived from a group of plants, including Lobelia inflata, commonly known as Indian tobacco.

From Nature • Jun. 23, 2015

Resuscitation of asphyxiated newborn by inhalation administration of carbon dioxide and by injection of alpha lobeline into the umbilical vein.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Dorsey has never found it necessary for a patient to take more than 18 doses of lobeline in any 24 hours.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tea it might as well be called; brewed from roasted permgrain, orsh is a brown, sweetsour drink, strong in vitamins A and C, sugar, and a pleasant stimulant related to lobeline.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin