Strychnine is detected in the body through urine and serum using gas chromatography nitrogen phosphorus detect and gas chromatography mass spectrometry techniques.
Strychnine is also able to be detected in food and environmental samples through capillary electrophoresis (MEKCS) with UV-detection after solid phase extraction.
Strychnine can be removed from your body through gastric lavage or tannic acid or through potassium permanganate solutions that are used in chemical antidotes.
Treatment for strychnine poisoning consists of removal of the drug from the body through decontamination and getting supportive medical care in the hospital.
Supportive care for strychnine poisoning involves the use of intravenous fluids, medications for convulsions and spasms and cooling measures for high body temperature.
The signs that you've been poisoned with strychnine are restlessness, twitching of the muscles, stiffness of the neck and nervousness.
The symptoms of strychnine poisoning usually show up within 15 minutes to 60 minutes of ingesting strychnine.
Strychnine is rapidly absorbed after ingestion, inhalation, or intravenous (IV) administration.
Strychnine poisoning causes generalized muscle spasms, muscle cramps, stiffness and tightness, agitation, heightened awareness and responsiveness, respiratory failure, stimulation sensitive seizures, and possibly death.
In the past strychnine was used in pill form to treat some human ailments but it's no longer used in that form.
The use of strychnine is in pesticide which is most commonly used to kill rats.
And strychnine is also found in street drugs like cocaine, heroin and LSD.
In 1988, Page 2 2 above-ground uses of strychnine were prohibited by a U.S. Court injunction and strychnine products with those uses remain temporarily cancelled.
In addition to the unnecessary pain the poison inflicts on its intended targets, it is known to recklessly kill hundreds of non-target animals each year, including companion dogs, birds of prey and endangered species.
Strychnine is a pesticide that typically causes toxicosis in companion and production animals by accidental ingestion or malicious poisoning. Onset of toxicosis is rapid and results in agitation, stiff gait, tremors, and seizures, leading to respiratory arrest and death.
In the late 19th century, serial killer Thomas Neill Cream used strychnine to murder several prostitutes on the streets of London.
Walter Horsford was hanged in 1898 for murdering his cousin with strychnine, to whom he'd sent it on the pretence it was an otherwise harmless abortifacient.
Strychnine is a white, odorless, bitter crystalline powder that can be taken by mouth, inhaled (breathed in), or mixed in a solution and given intravenously (injected directly into a vein). Strychnine is a strong poison; only a small amount is needed to produce severe effects in people.
Strychnos nux-vomica, the strychnine tree, also known as nux vomica, poison nut, semen strychnos, and quaker buttons, is a deciduous tree native to India, and southeast Asia.
It is a medium-sized tree in the family Loganiaceae that grows in open habitats.
Successful treatment of strychnine poisoning in humans requires aggressive airway control and treatment of seizures with benzodiazepines or barbiturates.
Neuromuscular blockade may be required.
Gastrointestinal decontamination is usually indicated in recent acute ingestions but may precipitate convulsions.