Brown glass bottle of phosphorus, zinc and strychnine pills, London, England, 1920-1940
Not much is known about why someone would take these pills. Strychnine is a stimulant for the central nervous system and may have been used to treat nerve disorders. High doses of this plant extract are poisonous. The pills are coated with gelatine so they are easy to swallow.
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A627783
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Glossary: bottle
Vessels having a neck and mouth considerably narrower than the body, used for packaging and containing liquid and dry preparations
Glossary: strychnine
A naturally occurring drug derived from trees. In small doses strychnine functions as a central nervous system stimulant, but in higher doses it is extremely poisonous.
Glossary: central nervous system
Consisting of the brain and spinal cord, it controls the activity of the body through nerve tissues.