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Scientific noun
: Strychnos nux-vomica L.
Family
: Loganiaceae
Habitat
:Tropical Asia
Alkaloids
: brucine and Strychnine ( C
21
H
22
N
2
O
2
)
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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