Strychnine is a poison that is sometimes used in some pesticides. It has a powerful effect on the nervous system and disrupts certain signals from the nerves to muscles. This results in muscles throughout the body contracting involuntarily....
Nux vomica (Strychnos nux-vomica) is a small evergreen with green and white flowers and yellow fruit. The tree is native to India and Myanmar. The bark, leaf, root and seed contain the alkaloids strychnine and brucine, which are used to treat...
Seeds from the evergreen tree Strychnos nux vomica are the main natural source of the poison strychnine. Homeopathy includes nux vomica as a remedy for various health disorders, including allergies, asthma, backaches, gastrointestinal ailments,...
Acidosis is a condition in which the acid level of the blood is too high. There are three types of acidosis: metabolic; metabolic lactic; and respiratory. The cause of both metabolic acidosis and metabolic lactic acidosis is an imbalanced...
