A poisonous mixture of alkaloids (veratridines) obtained from the seeds of the sabadilla plant
{i} poisonous alkaloid substance extracted from the root of the veratrum or from sabadilla seeds (occasionally used in topical ointments to treat rheumatism and neuralgia)
A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore (Veratrum) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, having an acrid, burning taste
It is sometimes used externally, as in ointments, in the local treatment of neuralgia and rheumatism