Strophantlidin: Four (4) papers on (1) Strophantlus Hispidus - Its Natural History Chemistry and Pharmacology; (2) The Chemistry of Strophantlidin a Decomposition Product of Strophantlin;

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(3) Strophantlus sarmentosus - its Pharmacological Action and its Use as an Arrow-Poison; (4) The Poisoned Arrow of the Abors and Mishmis of North-East India and the Composition and Action of their Poisons. London 1891 - 1915. 4to. Orig. cloth. (190 6 70 34 pp.). With numerous full-page plates some of which are coloured and folding tables. (From the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh). NOTE: Strophantlidin is a botanical substance made from seed used in Africa as an Arrow-Poison. These papers include description of the Arrows.