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This deadly arrow-poison of South American Indians, concocted from the juices of a variety of plants, has found modern clinical use in the treatment of human ailments.
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Blubaugh, L.V., Linegar, C.R. Curare and modern medicine. Econ Bot 2, 73–82 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907920
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