| methysergide | <radiology> Treatment for migraine, can cause retroperitoneal fibrosis (12 Dec 1998) |
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| methysergide maleate | N-[1-(Hydroxymethyl)propyl]-1-methyl-d-lysergamide bimaleate;a serotonin antagonist, weakly adrenolytic, chemically related to methylergonovine; used in the prophylactic treatment of vascular headache (migraine); untoward effects are common. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methysticin | <chemistry> A white, silky, crystalline substance extracted from the thick rootstock of a species of pepper (Piper methysticum) of the South Sea Islands. Synonym: kanakin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| methysticum | The root of Piper methysticum (family Piperaceae), a plant of the Pacific islands, used by the natives as an intoxicant. It has been used in diarrhoea and in inflammatory affection of the urogenital tract. Synonym: kava. (05 Mar 2000) |