Strychnos


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Related to Strychnos: Strychnos nux-vomica, Strychnos ignatii

Strych´nos


n. 1. (Bot.) A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Loganiaceæ. See Nux vomica.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Instead of having watered his cabbage with arsenic, he had watered it this time with a solution of salts, having their basis in strychnine, strychnos colubrina, as the learned term it.
Strands of Interxylary phloem often seem to function as suppliers of carbohydrates during flushes of growth or sudden flowering when water is available (Carlquist, 2013a, b), but the number of species with this peculiar formation is too small to furnish a clear correlation: Interxylary phloem and associated parenchyma can be present in herbs such as Oenothera (Onagraceae) as well as tropical trees such as Strychnos or species of Convolvulaceae.
Toxicological investigations on Strychnos potatorum seeds in experimental models.
Thepenier et al., "Antiplasmodial activity of alkaloids from various strychnos species," Journal of Natural Products, vol.
Qu et al., "Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity and pharmacokinetics of alkaloids from seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica after transdermal administration: effect of changes in alkaloid composition," Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol.
madagascariensis, Strychnos cocculoides Baker, Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile, Vitex doniana Sweet, Berchemia discolor (Klotzsch) Hemsl., Sclerocarya birrea (A.
Xavier et al., "Hydroethanolic extract of Strychnos pseudoquina accelerates skin wound healing by modulating the oxidative status and microstructural reorganization of scar tissue in experimental type I diabetes," BioMed Research International, vol.
Various fruits and pods of 25 medicinal plants (Prosopis juliflora, Carissa carandas, Ceiba speciosa, Heterophragma adenophyllum Cestrum diurnum Jacaranda mimosifolia, Diospyros malabarica, Terminalia bellerica, Ficus lyrata, Diospyros peregrine, Cinnamomum verum, Erysimum cheiri, Buchanania lanzan, Withania somnifera, Fagonia arabica, Berberis lycium, Strychnos potatorum, Matthiola incana, Ziziphora tenuior, Centaurea behen, Rosa indica, Punica granatum, Lodoicea maldivica, Cassia absus, Celastrus paniculatus) were extracted by ethanol.
Siriguela Anacardiaceae Strychnos asperula Gogo-de-guariba Loganiaceae Sprague & Sandwith Symphonia globulifera L.

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