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Strychnos toxifera
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Gentianales
- In Gentianales: Loganiaceae
The South American liana Strychnos toxifera is a source of curare, a mixture of plant extracts used as a fish or rodent poison and as a source of pharmacological products. Alkaloids produced by Strychnos ignatii, the Saint Ignatius’s bean of the Philippines, have been used to treat cholera. Strychnos…
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medication
- In angiosperm: Significance to humans
…relaxants derived from curare (Strychnos toxifera; Loganiaceae) are used during open-heart surgery.
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