curare

     

Curare [koo rah ree] is a common name for various art poisons (arrow poisons) originating from South America. The three main types or families of curare are:

Trivia about curare

  • This poison producing paralysis in its victims was used on South American Indian arrows
  • Claude Bernard pioneered the field with his 19th C. study of this poison used by Amazon natives

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