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Nux vomica

noun
1.
A medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant.





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... NUX VOMICA (Strychnos Nux Vomica), or Dog Button. This is a powerful tonic. It increases innervation and is particularly valuable in cases marked by feeble circulation and general impairment of muscular power. In overdoses it is poisonous, and hence must be employed with much caution. ...
— The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English • R. V. Pierce


Words linked to "Nux vomica" :   medicinal drug, medicine, strychnine, brucine, medicament, medication


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