brucine

• Alcaloide amargo e tóxico obtido da planta nux vomica, quimicamente semelhante à estricnina.

A bitter, toxic alkaloid compound derived from the nux vomica plant, chemically similar to strychnine.

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1. Bitter alkaloid poisonC2formalscientific

   A bitter, highly toxic alkaloid found in plants of the Strychnos genus, especially nux vomica, with effects similar to strychnine.

   Alcaloide amargo

   • Brucine is used in small doses in some traditional medicines.
   • The chemist isolated brucine from the nux vomica seeds.
   • Exposure to brucine can cause severe muscle spasms and respiratory failure.