Strychnos Ignatia

Strychnos Ignatia
Strychnine Strych"nine, n. [L. strychnos a kind of nightshade, Gr. ?: cf. F. strychnine.] (Chem.) A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from various species of plants, especially from species of {Loganiace[ae]}, as from the seeds of the St. Ignatius bean ({Strychnos Ignatia}) and from nux vomica. It is obtained as a white crystalline substance, having a very bitter acrid taste, and is employed in medicine (chiefly in the form of the sulphate) as a powerful neurotic stimulant. Called also {strychnia}, and formerly {strychnina}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Strychnos ignatii —   Ignacia …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Strychnos ignatii — Strychnos ignatii …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Ignatĭa — Ignatĭa, s. Strychnos …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Ignatia — Ignatĭa, Strauch, s. Strychnos …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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