Strychnine
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strychnine-186-18924512
title:
Strychnine
text:
Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless, bitter, crystalline alkaloid used as a pesticide, particularly for killing small vertebrates such as birds and rodents. Strychnine, when inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through the eyes or mouth, causes poisoning which results in muscular convulsions and eventually death through asphyxia. While it is no longer used medicinally, it was used historically in small doses to strengthen muscle contractions, such as a heart and bowel stimulant and performance-en
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Poisonous substance used as pesticide
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strychnine
date created:
2003-01-23T13:36:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T09:48:13Z
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