• Arecoline (/əˈrɛkəliːn/) is a nicotinic acid-based mild parasympathomimetic stimulant alkaloid found in the areca nut, the fruit of the areca palm (Areca catechu). (wikipedia.org)
  • 173-174 °C. Arecoline is the primary active ingredient responsible for the central nervous system effects of the areca nut. (wikipedia.org)
  • It could also decrease symptoms of depression and schizophrenia AN (Areca Nut) is a vasodilator mainly due to the presence of arecoline. (wikipedia.org)
  • Constituents- Areca Nut contains a large quantity of tannin, also gallic acid, a fixed oil gum, a little volatile oil, lignin, and various saline substances. (findmeacure.com)
  • Four alkaloids have been found in Areca Nut - Arecoline, Arecain, Guracine, and a fourth existing in very small quantity. (findmeacure.com)
  • Arecoline Hydrobromide, a commercial salt, is a stronger stimulant to the salivary glands than Pilocarpine and a more energetic laxative than Eserine. (findmeacure.com)
  • Of the Arecoline Hydrobromide, for colic in horses, 1 to 1 1/2 grains. (findmeacure.com)
  • Currently, 11 metabolites of arecoline are documented among which N-methylnipecotic acid was found to be a major metabolite of both arecoline and arecaidine. (wikipedia.org)
  • however, nicotine agonizes nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, whereas arecoline is primarily a partial agonist of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, leading to its parasympathetic effects. (wikipedia.org)
  • Arecoline resembles Pilocarpine in its effects on the system. (findmeacure.com)
  • Analyses of samples showed that the N-A-C Tablets consisted essentially of volatile alkaloids (nicotine and arecoline), salts, calomel, and plant material, together .with calcium. (nih.gov)
  • Arecoline is volatile in steam, miscible with most organic solvents and water, but extractable from water by ether in presence of dissolved salts. (wikipedia.org)
  • Being basic, arecoline forms salts with acids. (wikipedia.org)
  • however, nicotine agonizes nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, whereas arecoline is primarily a partial agonist of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, leading to its parasympathetic effects. (wikipedia.org)
  • Arecoline is responsible for some of the effects of betel such as alertness, increased stamina, a sense of well-being, euphoria, also act as oxytocic and aphrodisiac for infertility. (qarshihealthshop.com)
  • 173-174 °C. Arecoline is the primary active ingredient responsible for the central nervous system effects of the areca nut. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease is a cognitive decline, arecoline was suggested as a treatment to slow down this process and arecoline administered intravenously did indeed show modest verbal and spatial memory improvement in Alzheimer's patients, though due to arecoline's possible carcinogenic properties, it is not the first drug of choice for this degenerative disease. (wikipedia.org)