Glaucine is an alkaloid found in several different plant species in the Papaveraceae family such as Glaucium flavum Glaucium oxylobum and Corydalis yanhusuo and in other plants like Croton lechleri in the family Euphorbiaceae.It has bronchodilator and antiinflammatory effects acting as a PDE4 inhibitor and calcium channel blocker and is used medically as an antitussive in some countries.
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