Anisodine also known as daturamine and α-hydroxyscopolamine is an antispasmodic and anticholinergic drug used in the treatment of acute circulatory shock in China. It is a tropane alkaloid and is found naturally in species of the Solanaceae family of plants. Anisodine acts as a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist and α1-adrenergic receptor agonist.
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