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What (who) is curare - definition
![Curare darts and quiver from the [[Amazon rainforest]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Curare darts and quiver-ETHAM 007525-IMG 9972-gradient.jpg?width=200 "Curare darts and quiver from the [[Amazon rainforest]].")
![A [[neuromuscular junction]]. Curare blocks ACh receptors (bottom left).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Neuro Muscular Junction.png?width=200 "A [[neuromuscular junction]]. Curare blocks ACh receptors (bottom left).")
![''[[Strychnos toxifera]]'', the ''[[Strychnos]]'' species which is the principal source of 'calabash curare' and its main active constituent, the alkaloid [[toxiferine]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Strychnos toxifera - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-267.jpg?width=200 "''[[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.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Andes and the Amazon -bor across the continent of South America (1876) (14784389962).jpg?width=200 "19th century depiction of hunting with [[blowgun]]s in the Amazon rainforest.")
![menispermaceous]] genus ''[[Abuta]]''—particularly the Colombian species ''[[A. imene]]''—have sometimes been used in the preparation of curare.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abuta selloana.jpg?width=200 "menispermaceous]] genus ''[[Abuta]]''—particularly the Colombian species ''[[A. imene]]''—have sometimes been used in the preparation of curare.")
![''Anomospermum schomburgkii''. Certain species in the genus ''[[Anomospermum]]'' have been used in the preparation of some forms of curare.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Anomospermum schomburgkii.jpg?width=200 "''Anomospermum schomburgkii''. Certain species in the genus ''[[Anomospermum]]'' have been used in the preparation of some forms of curare.")
![''Cissampelos pareira''. Certain species in the genus ''[[Cissampelos]]'' have been employed in the preparation of curare.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cissampelos pareira Blanco2.432 edited.jpg?width=200 "''Cissampelos pareira''. Certain species in the genus ''[[Cissampelos]]'' have been employed in the preparation of curare.")
Wikipedia
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.
