Steinmetz:Strychnos
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Strychnos (species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- English Names
- Curare tree
- Curara tree
- Woorare tree
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
- Curare (extract from bark)
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- Constituent(s)
- various toxic alkaloids: kurin
- kuranin
- protokurin
- protokuranin
- toxiferin
- Action
- toxic; used by South-American natives as an arrow-poison for hunting. - The drug has been employed for tetanus and hydrophobia and is very poisonous on wounds
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[edit] Strychnos ignatius
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
- Semen Ignatii amarae = Fabae Sancti Ignatii = Semen Ignatii (the dried ripe seeds)
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- Constituent(s)
- strychnine
- brucine and other alkaloids
- starch
- fatty oil
- loganin
- tannin
- proteids
- Action
- used for the same purpose as nux vomicae; stimulant
- tonic
- toxic
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[edit] Strychnos nux vomica
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- English Names
- Nux Vornica tree
- Poison nut tree
- Natural Habitat
- India (especially Madras and Bengal)
- Ceylon
- Thailand
- Burma
- Malaya
- Java
- Cochin-China
- Northern Australia
- Cameroon
- Part(s) Used
- Nuces Vomicae = Semen Strychni
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- Constituent(s)
- strychnine
- brucine
- vomicine
- proteids
- starch
- cholin
- phytosterine
- chlorogenic acid (a pseudo-tannin
- also known as igasurine or caffeotannic acid)
- loganin
- fixed oil
- sugar
- mucilage
- Action
- stimulant
- tonic
- laxative
- vasoconstricting
- toxic; in old times
- its chief use was for poisoning dogs
- cats
- crows and ravens
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