Chem. Also cissampelia. An alkaloid obtained from the root of species of Cissampelos, esp. Cissampelos Pariera, a shrub that grows chiefly on the woody hills of the Antilles. Also called Pelosine (Watts).
1876. Harley, Mat. Med., 723. Cissampelia has a sweetish bitter taste.
1877. Watts, Dict. Chem., IV. 371. Cissampeline.
