Hydrastine
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| Metabolism | Hepatic |
| Excretion | Renal |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.849 |
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| Formula | C21H21NO6 |
| Molar mass | 383.400 g·mol−1 |
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| Melting point | 132 °C (270 °F) |
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Hydrastine is an isoquinoline alkaloid which was discovered in 1851 by Alfred P. Durand. Nitric acid induced hydrolysis of hydrastine yields hydrastinine, which was patented by Bayer as a haemostatic drug in the early 1900's. It is present in Hydrastis canadensis (thus the name) and other plants of the family Ranunculaceae.