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Nux-Vomica
Strychnos nux-vomica
Nux-Vomica · Stychnine · Brechnußbaum · Ebvész · Gewöhnliche Brechnuss · Kargabüken · Krähenaugenbaum · Mã tiền · Nuez vómica · Rævekage · Strychninbaum · Strykniinipuu · Yetti · ketunstrykniinipähkinä · kulczyba wronie oko · kulčiba dávivá · ma qian zi · nux-vomica · nux-vomica-tree
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, China, Malaysia, India, Cambodia, Asia, South America
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Amblyopia, Aphrodisiac, Asthma, Avicide
Science studied: ALKALOIDS, ALPHA-AMYRIN, ARABINOSE, BRUCINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Loganiaceae
Scientific name: Strychnos nux-vomica
Common names: Nux-Vomica, Stychnine, Brechnußbaum, Ebvész, Gewöhnliche Brechnuss, Kargabüken, Krähenaugenbaum, Mã tiền, Nuez vómica, Rævekage, Strychninbaum, Strykniinipuu, Yetti, ketunstrykniinipähkinä, kulczyba wronie oko, kulčiba dávivá, ma qian zi, nux-vomica, nux-vomica-tree
POWO: 547371-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India, Cambodia, Asia, South America.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Amblyopia
- Aphrodisiac
- Asthma
- Avicide
- Cancer
- Canicide
- Chorea
- Colic
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- Cynanche
- Emetic
- Epilepsy
- Fatality
- Fever
- Hair-Oil
- Laxative
- Ophthalmia
- Poison
- Poison(Arrow)
- Sore
- Sore(Throat)
- Tonic
- Vasoconstrictor
- Wound
- Ague
- Nerves
- Tumor
- Abortifacient
- Insecticide
- Myocarditis
- Scalp
- Stimulant
- Swelling
- Abdomen
- CNS stimulant
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- China
- Malaysia
- India
- Cambodia
- Asia
- South America
Documented cultural uses
- Amblyopia
- Aphrodisiac
- Asthma
- Avicide
- Cancer
- Canicide
- Chorea
- Colic
- Cynanche
- Emetic
- Epilepsy
- Fatality
show 22 more documented entries
- Fever
- Hair-Oil
- Laxative
- Ophthalmia
- Poison
- Poison(Arrow)
- Sore
- Sore(Throat)
- Tonic
- Vasoconstrictor
- Wound
- Ague
- Nerves
- Tumor
- Abortifacient
- Insecticide
- Myocarditis
- Scalp
- Stimulant
- Swelling
- Abdomen
- CNS stimulant
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Amblyopia · Elsewhere · "
- Aphrodisiac · Elsewhere · "
- Asthma · Elsewhere · "
- Avicide · Turkey · "
- Cancer · China · "
- Canicide · Elsewhere · "
- Canicide · Malaysia · "
- Chorea · Elsewhere · "
- Colic · India · "
- Cynanche · China · "
- Emetic · Cambodia · "
- Epilepsy · Elsewhere · "
- Fatality · Asia · "
- Fever · China · "
- Hair-Oil · Elsewhere · "
- Laxative · Turkey · "
- Ophthalmia · Elsewhere · "
- Poison · China · "
- Poison · Elsewhere · "
- Poison · Malaysia · "
- Poison(Arrow) · Elsewhere · "
- Sore · China · "
- Sore · Elsewhere · "
- Sore(Throat) · China · "
24 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Unreported Phenolic Glycoside from Strychnos nux-vomica Branches Attenuates Acute Liver Injury with the Participation of the Nrf2 Pathway. · 2026 source ↗
- Monoterpene indole alkaloids from the seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica L. with anti-rheumatoid arthritis activity. · 2026 source ↗
- Optimization of phenolics recovery from strychnos nux-vomica L. seed applying deep eutectic solvent-ultrasound assisted extraction. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALKALOIDS
- ALPHA-AMYRIN
- ARABINOSE
- BRUCINE
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- CHOLINE
- ALPHA-COLUBRINE
- BETA-COLUBRINE
- CYCLOARTENOL
- 4-DEOXYLOGANIN
- DIABOLINE
- GALACTOSE
- GEISSOSCHIZINE
- 16-HYDROXY-BETA-COLUBRINE
- HYDROXYSTRYCHNINE
- ICAJINE
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- ISOSTRYCHNINE
- LOGANIC-ACID
- LOGANIN
- NOR-MACUSINE
- C-MAVACURINE
- 3-METHOXYICAJINE
- N-METHYL-SEC-PSEUDO-BETA-COLUBRINE
- NOVACINE
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PSEUDOSTRYCHNINE
- SECOLOGANIN
- STEARIC-ACID
- STRUXINE
- STRYCHNINE
- STRYCHNINE-N-6-OXIDE
- XYLOSE
- BEHENIC-ACID
- PSEUDO-ALPHA-COLUBRINE
- STRYCHNICINE
- BRUCINE-N-OXIDE
- CONDYLOCARPINE
- FAT
- 16-HYDROXY-ALPHA-COLUBRINE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- MANNOSE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- PSEUDOBRUCINE
- STIGMASTEROL
- VOMICINE
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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