Types of Alkaloids

Comes from 'coca'

Associated with coffee, tea, and soda

Obtained from tobacco leaves

Cardiac stimulant; pupil dilator; antidote for some nerve gas poisoning

Naturally occurring low-efficacy opium alkaloid; used in many medical preparations; produces neuronal excitation

Opiate alkaloid isolated from the plant Papaver somniferum and produced synthetically; used in medical practices; can be introduced into humans at hospitals through IV

Hemlock; exposure affects the periphery, blocking neuromuscular transmission onto skeletal and smooth muscles'

Natural extract from the Cinchona trees family; used in treatment against Malaria

A benzophenanthridine alkaloid, an alkaloid antibiotic, and a botanical anti-fungal agent; causation of epidemic dropsy

Belladonna alkaloid derivative (Nightshade); tropane alkaloid; exhibits anticholinergic activity