POISON

n. Poi'z'n. Gr., QdpnaKov. Lat., venenum. Fr., p. Ger., Gift. Any substance that acts upon a living organism in such a way as to destroy its life or decidedly impair its proce es. Arrow p. One of the numerous preparations used by savages on their arrow-heads (e. gr., in Africa the juice of Euphorbia hcptagona, Euphorbia virosa, and other species of Euphorbia; in Brazil, the juice of Euphorbia cot in i folia; in Guiana, curare; in Java the tieute tjetteh, etc.). [B, 5, 19, 185 (a. 35).] Bish p. See under ACONITUM ferox. Frog p. A powerful arrow p., acting like curare, obtained by the Indians of Colombia from a small animal neaard, considered by Andr6 a variety of Thylobates bicolor ["Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xxix (a, 14).] Gaboon p. See INK. Haematic p. See ^ood-poisoxiNG. Morbid p. Ger Krankheitsgift. The p. of a specific disease, [a, 34.] Muscle p's. Toxalbumins formed during muscular action, [a, 34.] Ordeal p. Fr., p. d'epreuve. Any one of the various poisons, such as physostigma.tanghin i a, etc., used by savage tribes to test the guilt or innocence of accused individuals, [a, 35.J P. pulmonaire (Fr.). A volatile p. contained in the breath, supposed to be a ptomaine. [Brown-Sequard (a, 18).] Vascular p. Ger., Gefds^gift. A p. which acts by increasing or diminishing the blood-pre ure in the ve els. [B, 270.] [s. 302]