Deadly poisonous!
Loganiaceae – Loganiaceae.
Pharmacy name: curare (extract from the bark of South American plants of the genus Strychnos) – Curare.
Botanical description. Lianas or trees with clinging, hook-shaped outgrowths. Flowers five-membered.
Active ingredients: very toxic alkaloids that paralyze the activity of the heart, nerves and blood vessels.
Application. Previously used for tetanus and epilepsy.
Deadly poisonous!
Loganiaceae – Loganiaceae.
Pharmacy name: curare (extract from the bark of South American plants of the genus Strychnos) – Curare.
Botanical description. Lianas or trees with clinging, hook-shaped outgrowths. Flowers five-membered.
Active ingredients: very toxic alkaloids that paralyze the activity of the heart, nerves and blood vessels.
Application. Previously used for tetanus and epilepsy.