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Strychnos nux-vomica L.
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Scientific noun: Strychnos nux-vomica L.
Family: Loganiaceae
Habitat:Tropical Asia
Alkaloids: brucine and Strychnine (C21 H 22 N 2 O2)
Active parts
The seeds.
Uses
Digestive and asthenia.
Hunting: To make feed to kill some animals than some people consider ” harmful”.
Toxicity
Extreme.
Symptoms
In doses of 0.05 gr. muscle stiffness and heart failure.
Medical treatment
Emetics, gastric lavage and artificial respiration.
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