Strychnos Tree
The strychnos tree yields a varied crop of poison, medicine, and food. Aboriginal groups use the bark and leaves of the plant to make curare, a paralyzing poison used in hunting. Some species of the plant yield a quininelike medicine; and the fruit of the natal orange variety is cultivated for commercial use.
The strychnos tree yields a varied crop of poison, medicine, and food. Aboriginal groups use the bark and leaves of the plant to make curare, a paralyzing poison used in hunting. Some species of the plant yield a quininelike medicine; and the fruit of the natal orange variety is cultivated for commercial use.
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