Ironically, this plant has been used to treat nicotine addiction because it contains the nicotine-related alkaloid Lobeline (a mixed agonist–antagonist at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors).
Ironically, this plant is employed in treating nicotine addiction due to its presence of the nicotine-related alkaloid Lobeline (a mixed agonist-antagonist at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors).