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Nux vomica

The seed of Strychnos Nuxvomica, a tree which abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine are obtained. The seeds are sometimes called Quaker buttons.

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Medicament 76% connected

Anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application.

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The act or process of medicating.

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The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.

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Brucine 70% connected

A powerful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated with strychnine, in the seeds of different species of Strychnos, especially in the Nux vomica. It is…

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Strychnine 70% connected

A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from various species of plants, especially from species of Loganiaceae, as from the seeds of t…

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