IjOHAKNO, jih adult male, was brought to the dispensary, Aska, at 7-30 a.m., on the 17th February 1889, with the following symptoms: Giddiness of head ; a sensation of swimming of the whole body; feeling of numbness in the trunk and more markedly in the lower extremities ; dryness of throat ; slight injection of the ocular conjunctivae; heaviness of head ; occasional backward jerking of the hea...

Brucine is the predominant alkaloid present in the bark of the tree Strychnos nux vomica and is a weaker alkaloid when compared to strychnine. However, its toxicological property is akin to strychnine. We report a rare case of brucine poisoning complicated by acute renal failure and rhabdomyolysis. A 24-year-old male presented with a history of consumption of a decoction made from the bark of t...

Herbs used in traditional medicine have provided a nidus for the discovery of various new molecules having therapeutic viability. With the advent of various diseases, the science has also armed itself to combat the everevolving family of diseases with the help of these new molecules. Cancer is one such area which has limited scope for management through conventional therapy. Recent research adv...

Ganpat, a Hindu male aped 45 years, was admitted to the Civil Dispensary, Sheopur, on the 18th February, 1934, for retention of urine. On cursory examination he was found with congenital phimosis with a pin-point central opening through the prepuce. On manipulation the glans penis appeared rather hard which led me to think that the prepuce must be firmly adherent to it. No probe or director cou...

Sib,?The following account of fatal poisoning' of Nux Vomica habituee may prove interesting to your readers :? Madiga Chennoogadoo, a sweeper by occupation, aged about 25, well built, was brought to the Badval Civil Dispensary, at 11 A.M. on the 12th of March last, with the following history :?Occasionally he had been in the habit of eating two seeds of Strychnos Nux Vomica at a time to get him...