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This chapter provides an overview of the group of plant-derived, nitrogen-containing, secondary metabolites—alkaloids—and of the plant species in which they are distributed. The chapter focuses on a variety of biological and pharmaceutical applications of this diverse group of compounds, paying particular attention to their pharmacological properties, indications of administration, side effects caused, and interactions with other medicines. Although these are naturally occurring compounds applied in modern pharmacotherapeutical strategies, their numerous contraindications and narrow therapeutic indices indicate that care is needed with respect to their administration. |
