SCOP Common Medical Abbreviation

Scopolamine

A naturally occurring member of a large chemical class of compounds called alkaloids. Scopolamine was first introduced into medical usage in 1902. The name comes from that of the 18th-century Italian naturalist Giovanni Scopoli.Scopolamine and atropine, comes from the plant Atropa belladonna also called "deadly nightshade." It was once used by the Spanish ladies to dilate their pupils and make their cheeks rosy. It has also been used as a poison.