Strychnos

Strychnos is a genus of flowering plants, belonging to family Loganiaceae (sometimes Strychnaceae). The genus includes about 190 species of trees and lianas, distributed around the world's tropics.


 * The Strychnine tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, Strychnos ignatii native to tropical Asia, is the source of the poison strychnine and two common homeopathic remedies, nux vomica and ignatia.


 * The species Strychnos toxifera is one of the 2 plant sources of the poison curare.


 * Another notable species is Strychnos spinosa (Lam.), commonly known as the Natal orange.


 * The ripe seeds of Strychnos potatorum,, known as Therran or Nirmal, can be ground and used as a coagulant to purify water; or they may be rubbed against the inside walls of the earthenware water containers.