(indian.-span.) Wässriger Extrakt verschiedener Strychnosarten, der früher von südamerikan. Indianer als Pfeilgift verwendet wurde; heute in der Medizin als Muskelrelaxans (z.B. in der Narkose) eingesetzt.
Vegetable extract used as arrow poison by S American Indians.
Black, resinous poison extracted from the bark and juices of various South American trees and plants. Originally used on arrowheads by Amazonian hunters to paralyze prey, it blocks nerve stimulation of the muscles. Alkaloid derivatives (called curarines) are used in medicine as muscle relaxants during surgery.