Lectionary Calendar
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Encyclopedias
Picrotoxin
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
a neutral principle obtained from the Cocculus indicus, which is the fruit of the Anamirta paniculata. It is used in medicine externally as an antiparasitic. Internally it has been successfully used to check the night-sweats of phthisis. In large doses it is a powerful poison, causing unconsciousnes s,, delirium, convulsions, gastro-enteritis and stimulation of the respiratory centre followed by paralysis, from which death sometimes results. Formerly low class publicans sometimes added Cocculus indicus berries to beer to increase the intoxicating effects. Its chemical formula is C1511-1606.1120.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Picrotoxin'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/picrotoxin.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Picrotoxin'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/picrotoxin.html. 1910.
