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Strychnos nux-vomica

The poison nut tree of Southeast Asia, disc-shaped silky seeds, strychnine isolation, and historical rodenticide registries.

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Strychnos nux-vomica L. / Archive essay

The Malabar Strychnos: Colonial East India Company Records on Poison Nut Commerce

Colonial shipping ledgers from Cochin and Tellicherry preserve the quiet, lethal trade in Strychnos nux-vomica, tracking how Malabar's poison nut travelled from maritime forest canopies to European apothecary drawers and nineteenth-century alkaloid laboratories.

Herbarium Archive 13 min read Oct 17, 2026

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A NOTE FROM THE ARCHIVE

A darker leaf.
A closer look.

We trace the line between botanical evidence, historical remedies and plant lore. A beautiful specimen deserves a careful reading.

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Strychnos nux-vomica

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The Malabar Strychnos: Colonial East India Company Records on Poison Nut Commerce

A darker leaf.A closer look.

A darker leaf.
A closer look.