What are the names of ancient poisons?

China has always been a big country in medicine. There are many records about herbal medicines from ancient times, including many powerful poisons.

The main records include: Gelsemium spp., Tripterygium wilfordii, another species of Gelsemium genus Gelsemium, poisonous wine, arsenic, Crane's crown red, crocodile turtle, oleander, natural arsenic, aconite , See blood and seal throat, also known as poisonous arrow tree, wormwood on the snow, quinine, love flower, etc.

Common poisons: gallbladder, dove, strychnine (nux vomica), hedinghong (red letter stone), arsenic (red letter stone, white letter stone), diamond, oleander (Peach with willow leaves), aconite, throat blocked by blood (Poison arrowwood, scissor tree).

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Poisoning symptoms

The incubation period is generally about 2 hours. Symptoms will appear earlier and be more severe if the drug is decoction or consumed at the same time. The general time to death is about 24 hours, and no more than 4 days at most. Poisoning begins with dizziness, headache, palpitations, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and distension, muscle pain, howling and struggling, numbness or twitching of limbs, and pain in the liver and kidney area.

Hematuria, oliguria, edema, occasional hematuria, urinary retention, decreased blood pressure, cyanosis of the labial nails, and in severe cases dehydration, electrolyte imbalance and shock, acute renal failure and uremia.

Occasionally, myocardial damage may be complicated by arrhythmia, cardiogenic cerebral ischemic syndrome, nose bleeding, vomiting blood, body and cold pill pain, hair loss in the later stage, and skin contact may cause inflammation.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Ancient Chinese Poisons