Curare. Kader Kochi.

Synonyms

Woorari.

Constituents 

It presents in various climbing plants. It is prepared from Curarea toxifera, Strychnos toxifera, Cocculus toxifera, and Chondrodentron tomentosum. It contains toxiferine, tubocurarine, caracurine, macusine, and mavacurine. It is colourless, and soluble in water. Bitter. 

Therapeutics

It is medicine for spasm, chorea, epilepsy, hydrophobia, and tetanus (Belladonna, Conium).

It has para sympatholytic and muscle relaxant activity (Poison affects only through intramuscular or sub cutaneous route).

It is remedy for vertigo, tachycardia, and hypotension.

It is remedy for respiratory paralysis (Antimonium tart, Sambucus, Laurocerasus).

It is remedy for motor paralysis (Cocculus, Gelsemium).

It is remedy for muscular dystrophy (Cinchona, Pareira brava, Nitric acid, Aconitum, Allium sativa).

It had been used as arrow poison with adding snake venom and other toxic extracts. 

Nux vomica, Physostigma, and Fenugreek are the antidotes.

Dose

Dilution.