Antisialagogue
Antisialagogues are substances that decrease the production of saliva and their effect is opposite to that of sialagogues.[1] Their origin may be both natural and synthetic. Classic antisialagogues[1] include:
atropine,
opium,
alkalies,
belladonna,
hyoscyamus,
stramonium,
tobacco in excess,- all nauseous or insipid substances.
References
^ ab Lavinia L. Dock: Text-Book Of Materia Medica For Nurses, 1916 [1] (accessed 15.10.2010)
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