Steinmetz:Strychnos
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Strychnos (species)
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Strychnos ignatius
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Strychnos nux vomica
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Strychnos (species)
Also known as (or relevant to)
Strychnos (species)
Family
Loganiaceae
English Names
Curare tree
Curara tree
Woorare tree
Natural Habitat
Brazil
Part(s) Used
Curare (extract from bark)
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
Strychnos ignatius
Also known as (or relevant to)
Strychnos ignatius
Strychnos philippensis
Family
Loganiaceae
English Names
St. Ignatius shrub
Natural Habitat
Philippines
Cochin China
Part(s) Used
Semen Ignatii amarae = Fabae Sancti Ignatii = Semen Ignatii (the dried ripe seeds)
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
Strychnos nux vomica
Also known as (or relevant to)
Strychnos nux
vomica
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
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
Links
Information in Von Esenbeck's book
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