strychnine strik nahyn n an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant Usage(s) The germs usually enter a dirty wound (sometimes only a pinprick) and incubate for more than a week, producing a poison hundreds of times more virulent than strychnine. Modern societies have tried potent poisons like strychnine and zinc phosphide. Good strychnine, he concluded, is invariable.
News & Articles strychnine San Francisco pet owners warned after poisoned meatballs found SF pet owners are on high alert after several meatballs, believed to be laced with strychnine poison, were found along city streets. July 4, 2013 - KGO-TV Bay Area