Called “Loganias” in GBIF
The Loganiaceae are a family of flowering plants classified in order Gentianales. The family includes up to 13 genera, distributed around the world's tropics. There are not any great morphological characteristics to distinguish these taxa from others in the order Gentianales.
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Strychnos nux-vomica
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Strychnos spinosa
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The same seed traditional healers in South Asia have handled for centuries with careful preparati...
Garlic growing in your kitchen garden produces allicin and ajoene — the same compounds scientists...
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This review consolidates what scientists know about nux vomica (Strychnos nux-vomica), the seed behind one of history's most notorious plant poisons, finding it holds real promise for treating nerve disorders, heart arrhythmias, pain, inflammation, and cancer. The authors flag that research is still mostly lab-based, safety risks from the plant's toxins remain underexplored, and clinical use demands much more...
Garlic growing in your kitchen garden produces allicin and ajoene — the same compounds scientists just flagged as among the...