Antisialagogue

Antisialagogues are drugs or substances that decrease the flow rate of saliva and their effect is opposite to that of sialagogues.[1] Their origin may be both natural and synthetic.

Anticholinergics generally have antisialagogue effects, and most produce some level of sedation, both being advantageous in surgical procedures.[2][3]

Classic antisialagogues[1] include:

atropine,
opium,
alkalies,
belladonna,
hyoscyamus,
stramonium,
tobacco in excess,
all nauseous or insipid substances.

References

Lavinia L. Dock: Text-Book Of Materia Medica For Nurses, 1916 (accessed 15.10.2010)
Page 592 in: Cahalan, Michael D.; Barash, Paul G.; Cullen, Bruce F.; Stoelting, Robert K. (2009). Clinical Anesthesia. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-8763-5.
Barash, Paul G. (2009). Clinical Anesthesia. ISBN 9780781787635. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

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[MateriaMedicafN-1] Lavinia L. Dock: Text-Book Of Materia Medica For Nurses, 1916 (accessed 15.10.2010)

[2] Page 592 in: Cahalan, Michael D.; Barash, Paul G.; Cullen, Bruce F.; Stoelting, Robert K. (2009). Clinical Anesthesia. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-8763-5.

[3] Barash, Paul G. (2009). Clinical Anesthesia. ISBN 9780781787635. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2014.