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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVI Poisoning by strychnine--Distinction between strychnine convulsions and the convulsions of tetanus--Vermin-killers containing strychnine--Poisoning by brucine 'Nux vomica. Nux Vomica And Strychnine Nux Vomica seeds owe their poisonous properties mainly to strychnine, and to a lesser extent to brucine. Both these itlkaloids are contained in the seeds of the Strychnos Nux Vomica (Nat. Ord. Loganiaceae), in combination with igasurie and lactic acids. Strychnine and brucine are also contained in the seeds of Strychnos Ignatii, commonly called Saint Ignatius' Beans. The bark of the Strychnos Nux Vomica contains strychnine and brucine; it is sometimes known as 'false angustura bark.' The smallest fatal dose of nux vomica is thirty grains, about the weight of one seed; three grains of the alcoholic extract have proved fatal. The symptoms and treatment of poisoning by nux vomica are similar to those described in connection with strychnine. Strychnine is very slightly soluble in cold water; one part dissolves in about 8,300, but in boiling water one part dissolves in 2,500. It is much more soluble in spirit, and is very soluble in chloroform, and in a mixture of equal parts of chloroform and ether. It is a very bitter substance, one part in 70,000 of water giving a perceptibly bitter taste. Strychnine is a very stable body, and withstands prolonged contact with strong sulphuric acid at the temperature of the water-bath. If strychnine be present in viscera, it remains unchanged during the putrefactive processes that bring about the decomposition of the viscera. Wolff found strychnine in an exhumed corpse 322 days after death. Prescott found strychnine in the stomach, liver, and intestines, in a body exhumed one year and three days...
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