Strychnos bredemeyeri
Strychnos bredemeyeri
Safety & Hazards
The plant contains alkaloids that have a curare-like action. Curare causes death by asphyxiation due to the loss of control of muscles essential in respiration[ 348 Title Medicinal Plants of the Guianas Publication Author DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. Website http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html Publisher Smithsonian Museum Year 0 ISBN Description A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region ]. The bark is used for making arrow poison[ 348 Title Medicinal Plants of the Guianas Publication Author DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. Website http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html Publisher Smithsonian Museum Year 0 ISBN Description A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region ].
Botanical Description
Strychnos bredemeyeri is a climbing shrub, supporting itself in other plnts by means of tendrils. Although poisonous, the plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.