Curare

[mortuarymary]

I am reading a book about poisons and Curare came up.

Google says


As a potent muscle relaxant, curare can cause death quickly by inducing asphyxia due to rapid relaxation of diaphragmatic muscles. According to one source, death from respiratory arrest can take place within a few minutes in birds and small prey, and up to 20 min in larger mammals.

Google also says it's easy to buy and inexpensive

 

[dggtscccvfd]

This is from Wikipedia. Not a useful suicide agent, as it's not active when ingested orally.

 

[Slow_Farewell]

I think i came across this when I was younger and reading those adventure novels. Something some cultures dip the tips of their arrows/spears in to make it more potent.
Havent looked up in detail how to extract it properly and from what plant, thought.

 

[mortuarymary]

I think i came across this when I was younger and reading those adventure novels. Something some cultures dip the tips of their arrows/spears in to make it more potent.
Havent looked up in detail how to extract it properly and from what plant, thought.

That's what it said, was very interesting

 

[DepressedChemMajor]

If you're conscious, diaphragm relaxation won't be peaceful. You'll know the whole thing as it's going on, and you will feel suffocation

 

[mortuarymary]

If you're conscious, diaphragm relaxation won't be peaceful. You'll know the whole thing as it's going on, and you will feel suffocation

Thank you. Was rather curious over it x