strychnia
- a variation of strychnine.
Example Sentences
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His appetite, which was never much impaired, has returned: this is to be attributed to strychnia, or the seton, or the daily aperient mixture.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
The strychnia increased to three-fourths of a grain morning and night.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
Possibly at some future day, one and the same alkaline principle, similar to morphine and strychnia, will be found in poisonous plants belonging to different genera.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
It exerts its chief effect upon the spinal cord, to which, like strychnia, it is an excitant.
From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman
The rare exceptions are stimulants such as strychnia, in less marked indications coffee.
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
