nux vomica

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nux vomica (enc)

Noun

nux vomica - a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant

medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

strychnine - an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant

brucine - a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica

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