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]:

• atropine,
• opium,
• alkalies,
• belladonna,
• hyoscyamus,
• stramonium,
• tobacco in excess,
• all nauseous or insipid stuffs.

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