Nux-vomica tree

Yes, psilocybin is just as natural as strychnine (used as rat poison and found naturally in the seed of the nux vomica tree) and cyanide (used as an insecticide and found naturally in the fruit seeds)—but just because it is natural doesn t mean it is safe. 

The nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica) is a species in the tropical family Loganiaceae. The range of the nux vomica in cultivation extends from Sri Lanka, India, southern China, southeast Asia, and northern Australia. 

The convulsant alkaloid strychnine from the Indian tree Strychnos nux vomica is highly toxic. Strychnine... 

One of the most well-known, infamous poisons, beloved of murderers and crime writers, is strychnine, which is derived from a tree found in India, Strychnos nux vomica. Strychnine may be found in the crushed seeds... 

The word strychnine , like arsenic , is in many people s minds, S5m-onymous with poisoning. This natural toxin, an alkaloid, became known as strychnine only in the nineteenth century, after it was isolated from the plant nux vomica in 1817. It had been used as a rat poison, and sometimes as a medicine, since the sixteenth century, and had thus been readily available for hundreds of years. It is also a constituent of the upas tree, the sap of which was used for executions in Malaya, as described earlier. (See also p. 155.)... 

Brucine is a poisonous alkaloid obtained from Strychnos nux vomica, a tree that grows in India, Sri Lanka, and northern Australia. Write out a resolution scheme similar to the one given in Section 28.3A, which shows how a racemic mixture of phenylalanine can be resolved using bruoine. 

Strychnine tree Strychnos nux-vomica CNS stimulation leading to seizures and cardiac arrest... 

Loganiaced or Logania Family. Spigelia, etc.), woody vines Gdsemium, etc.) 6r trees Strychnos Nux Vomica, etc.) with a bitter juice usually containing alkaloids. Stem, rarely herbaceous,... 

NUX VOMICA Strychni semen The drug is the seed of Strychnos nux-vomica L., family Lo minceae a tree from South-East Asia (India, Sri Lanka) where it is cultivated. (Fig. 9) ... 

Strychnine was first isolated from St. Ignatius beans (S. ignatii), a vine foimd in the Philippines and introduced to Cochin China where it was highly regarded as a medicine. However, S. nux-vomica (Figure 2), a medium-sized tree native to India, is now used... 

Nux i mlca The poisocx>uB seed of the Asiatic tree atrlchnos nux-vomica. 

Strychnine is an alkaloid derived from the seeds of a tree, Strychnos nux-vomica. At one time strychnine was an ingredient in a variety of over-the-counter tonics and laxatives. Today strychnine is no longer used in any pharmaceuticals. Instead it is used primarily as a rodenticide and is sometimes found as an adulterant in illicit drugs such as cocaine or heroin. 

L. was first isolated in 1884 from an extract of the poison nut tree Strychnos nux-vomica, Loganiaceae). The poison nut tree is indigenous to tropical India and Sri Lanka. L. also occurs in European bog bean (water trefoil) Menyanthes trifoliata, Menyanthaceae) and in... 

Strychnos nux-vomica (Loganiaceae) is a tree that grows wild in India, Sri Lanka, and the northern area of Australia. The seeds of this plant are known as Machin-shi (in Japanese) or vomica (Strychni Semen), and they are used for maintaining health of the stomach at a medicinal dose. The seeds are also the source of strychnine nitrate, and have found use for heart and lung diseases and for Raynaud s disease. 

Strychnine and brucine are sourced from the seeds of the nux-vomica, a tree native to India. The seeds are powdered, blended with alkali, and extracted at ambient temperature with a hydrocarbon solvent. Seeds containing 2.5 % total alkaloids would yield on an average 7 kg each of strychnine and brucine per ton of seeds [151]. 

Structure. Strychnine is an indole alkaloid similar to brucine (Figure 22-3). The alkaloid is extracted from Slrychnos-nux vomica, a tree found in southern Asia and northern Australia... 

The toxic and medicinal effects of strychnine have been well-known since the times of ancient China and India. The inhabitants of these countries had ancestral knowledge of the species nux vomica and Saint Ignatius bean. The species S. nux vomica is a tree of native Indonesia that attains a height of 12 m. The tree has a crooked, short, thick trunk and the wood is close-grained and very durable. The fruit has an orange color and is approximately the size of a large apple with a hard rind and contains five seeds that are covered with a soft wool-like substance. The ripe seed looks like flattened... 

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