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What (who) is Curari - definition

GROUP OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES USED AS POISON
Woorali; Curari; Anticurare; Wourali; Intocostrin; Curarine; Curare poisoning; Woorari
  • Curare darts and quiver from the [[Amazon rainforest]].
  • A [[neuromuscular junction]]. Curare blocks ACh receptors (bottom left).
  • ''[[Chondrodendron tomentosum]]'', the main source of 'tube curare' and principal source of [[D-tubocurarine]] (DTC), the alkaloid constituting medicinal curare.
  • ''[[Strychnos toxifera]]'', the ''[[Strychnos]]'' species which is the principal source of 'calabash curare' and its main active constituent, the alkaloid [[toxiferine]].
  • 19th century depiction of hunting with [[blowgun]]s in the Amazon rainforest.

Curari         
·noun A black resinoid extract prepared by the South American Indians from the bark of several species of Strychnos (S. toxifera, ·etc. ). It sometimes has little effect when taken internally, but is quickly fatal when introduced into the blood, and used by the Indians as an arrow poison.
Wourali         
·noun ·same·as Curare.
curare         
[kj?'r?:ri]
¦ noun a paralysing poison obtained from the bark and stems of some South American plants and traditionally used by Indian peoples as an arrow poison.
Origin
C18: from a Carib word, partly via Sp. and Port.

Wikipedia

Curare

Curare ( or ; kuu-RAH-ree or kyuu-RAH-ree) is a common name for various alkaloid arrow poisons originating from plant extracts. Used as a paralyzing agent by indigenous peoples in Central and South America for hunting and for therapeutic purposes, curare only becomes active when it contaminates a wound. These poisons cause weakness of the skeletal muscles and, when administered in a sufficient dose, eventual death by asphyxiation due to paralysis of the diaphragm. Curare is prepared by boiling the bark of one of the dozens of plant sources, leaving a dark, heavy paste that can be applied to arrow or dart heads. In medicine, curare has been used as a treatment for tetanus and strychnine poisoning and as a paralyzing agent for surgical procedures.