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Strychnos ignatia is a plant named for Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit missionary order.
[edit] PlantIgnatia is derived from the bean of a tree in the Loganiaceae family native to the Philippines and parts of China. The fruit of the tree Strychnos ignatii is the size and shape of a pear and has almond-like seeds, also known as Saint Ignatius' beans.[1] [edit] StrychnineThe beans of the plant contain the alkaloids strychnine and brucine. Brucine is highly toxic, any more than 2 milligrams is poisonous. Strychnine was formerly used in rat poisons. [edit] Homeopathythe plant is used as a homeopathic remedy known as ignatia amara. [edit] References | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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