Strychnine

Synonyms

Nitrate, Strychnine

Strychnidin-10-one

Strychnine Nitrate

An alkaloid found in the seeds of STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA. It is a competitive antagonist at glycine receptors and thus a convulsant. It has been used as an analeptic, in the treatment of nonketotic hyperglycinemia and sleep apnea, and as a rat poison.