Hyoscine

Pharmacology, Chemistry & Physics

Also known as: Scopolamine

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Hyoscine is an older, rarely used name for the alkaloid scopolamine. This entry reflects the terminology used in the 1930s.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

HYOSCINE, an old and now rarely used name for the alkaloid scopolamine.

Cite this page

“Hyoscine.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/hyoscine/