Medical term:
Strychnos
Strychnos
(strik'nos),A genus of tropic shrubs or trees (family Loganiaceae); most South American species contain chiefly quaternary neuromuscular blocking alkaloids, for example, curare; the African, Asiatic, and Australian species contain tertiary strychninelike alkaloids (for example, strychnine, brucine, and yohimbine-type alkaloids).
[G. nightshade]
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