01 n. An alkaloidal principle obtained from the celandine, and named from the red color of its salts. It is a colorless crystalline substance, an…
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An alkaloidal principle obtained from the celandine, and named from the red color of its salts. It is a colorless crystalline substance, and acts as an acrid narcotic poison. It is identical with sanguinarine.(Chem.) Also: sanguinarine