[[File:Strychnos-nux-vomica.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Strychnos nux-vomica]]Other Names : Strychnos nux-vomica, Strychnos, Poison Nut, Quaker Bottoms, Vomit Weed, Brechnusssamen, Kuchla, Kupilu, Noix Vomique, Nuez Vomica, Nux Vom, Poison Nut, Quaker Buttons, Shudha Kupilu, Strychni Semen, Strychnos Seed, Vishamushti, Vomiquier, Azraqi, Azaraqi<br>See also : * [[Nux vomica (Homeopathy)]]* [[Ma Qian Zi]]
==Constituents==
*The seeds are the commercial source of strychnine
* They are used to treat rheumatic arthritis and paralysis
* The dried seeds have been used for promoting blood circulation, alleviating blood stasis and relieving pain.
* In traditional Chinese medicine, the seeds are usually heated in oil to reduce their toxicity. This significantly reduces the contents of strychnine and brucine and increases the amounts of isostrychnine, isobrucine, strychnine N-oxide and brucine N-oxide.(See : [[Ma Qian Zi]])
* The bark is employed as tonic and febrifuge.
* The leaves are used in the treatment of skin diseases. They are also used as mild irritating rubefacient product to treat alopecia by intensifying the capillary blood flow and keeping the scalp and hair follicles active.
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