Strychnine poisoning is a horrible death, even for a rat or mouse. There is no antidote either. That is why most places have changed to zinc phosphide as a rodenticide. I don't dispute that mice and rats need to be controlled, but there are more humane ways.
Interestingly, it is one of the most bitter substances known. It can be detected by taste at 1ppm. Max Novels by Max and/or Ariana Overton http://www.maxoverton.com The Lion of Scythia Trilogy - EPPIE winners 2005 and 2006 The Glass House Trilogy (Eppie finalists), A Cry of Shadows, The Devil is in the Details, Trapdoor, Tapestry Scarab - Akhenaten (Book 1 of the Amarnan Kings), Scarab - Smenkhkare (Book 2 of the Amarnan Kings), Scarab - Tutankhamen (Book 3 of the Amarnan Kings), Scarab - Ay (Book 4 of the Amarnan Kings), Rakshasa, Glass Continuum, Ascension Works in Progress: Djinn, Scarab - Horemheb (Book 5 of the Amarnan Kings) Also check out http://julesphotographiccreations.blogspot.com/ Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:55:14 -0800 Subject: [indiantreepix:14995] Re: Strynchnos nuxvomica - poisonous fruiting tree From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Well... Here is a fantastic use of this Strychnos nux-vomica Seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica are finely powdered, then mixed with jaggrery, and this paste is mixed with the baked rice (the rice should be kept for atlest 4 days for best result.. ) and this delicious dish is made to serve to Dear Mouse and Rats.. ..Once they eat this... ..Finish.! .............This is tried and confirmed, and in use in many parts of Karnataka. :) On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> wrote: One of my illustrated write-ups on the poisonous plants of India is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com/2008/12/some-poisonous-plants-of-india.html I had probably sent it earlier to this site as well. Sushmitaji: it looks a certainty that the famous homeopathic medicine is extracted from this plant. In homeopathic pharmacoepia several other poisons are used as arsenic, sulphur (not exactly a poison) anand k. On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Sushmita Jha <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks for sharing the photos. Is this where the homeopathic medicine Nux Vomica is extracted? Sushmita On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 10:38 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: Strynchnos nuxvomica (Local name : Kasaraka), Poisonous fruit 22 Jun 2009 ITP Link Strychnos nux-vomica Loganiaceae Poison Nut, Semen strychnos, Quaker Buttons, Strychnine tree, Nux vomica, Kasaraka botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Nux Vomica Tree for Id- 210309JM - indiantreepix | Google Groups Strychnine tree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ACS :: Strychnos Nux-Vomica A rich haul from kumara paravatha trek - indiantreepix | Google Groups Regards Raghu Looking for local information? Find it on Yahoo! Local -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma,Patel, Shah, Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
