RT Book, Section
A1 Nordt, Sean Patrick
A2 Olson, Kent R.
A2 Anderson, Ilene B.
A2 Benowitz, Neal L.
A2 Blanc, Paul D.
A2 Clark, Richard F.
A2 Kearney, Thomas E.
A2 Kim-Katz, Susan Y.
A2 Wu, Alan H. B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1179992632
T1 STRYCHNINE
T2 Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071839792
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179992632
RD 2024/04/25
AB Strychnine  is  an  alkaloid  derived  from  the  seeds  of  the  tree  Strychnos  nux-vomica.  Brucine,  a  similar  but  weaker  alkaloid,  comes  from  the  same  seeds.  Strychnine  can  be  found  in  other  plants  (eg,  Saint  Ignatius  bean  Strychnos  ignatii,  Snakewood  Lignum  colubrinum).  It  is  odorless  and  colorless,  with  a  bitter  taste.  At  one  time,  strychnine  was  an  ingredient  in  a  variety  of  over-the-counter  tonics  and  laxatives,  and  was  used  clinically  in  the  treatment  of  cardiac  arrest  and  snake  envenomation,  and  as  an  analeptic.  Although  strychnine  is  no  longer  found  in  pharmaceuticals;  it  is  still  available  as  a  pesticide  and  rodenticide.  It  is  also  sometimes  found  as  an  adulterant  in  illicit  drugs  (eg,  cocaine,  heroin).