History & The Arts
Killed by Agatha Christie: Strychnine and the detective novel
...family of tropical trees and climbing shrubs. The best known of these plants is the Strychnos Nux Vomica tree from Indonesia; the hard, disk-like seeds of the tree are sometimes referred to as vomit buttons. But that mostly refers to the poison’s very bitter taste. Its primary effect is as a neurotoxin, binding to motor neurons that control muscles and interfering with...