Word: venomous
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Chinese still go to toads for materia medica. The dried venom of certain of their toads they give internally to break up colds and apply externally to treat toothache and local inflammations. The apparent effectiveness of Chinese toad venom induced Johns Hopkins to assign its Dr. Hans Jensen and R. K. Chen to examine the dried venom. Last week they reported that...
...liver oil. Another is adrenalin exactly like that taken from the suprarenal glands of animals. Two other ingredients act like digitalis, which the purple foxglove produces. There is a reservation in the scientists' report. They do not know how the Chinese dry and prepare their toad venom. Strange things may be added, befogging a true analysis...
...bush master of Central America but the Florida rattlesnake is almost as deadly. Now that serums have been produced to safeguard against all snakebites, people must be educated to capture the poisonous reptiles and send them to the central institute where they can be made to give up their venom. Nonpoisonous snakes should not be killed but should be left alone as they are valuable in their combat against rodents...
...took from his pocket several tubes which contained small yellow grains of crystal-like appearance, but which he explained as amorphous forms of the dried venom, which is an albuminous substance, whose chemical composition is about five to 12 times as complex as the tetanus toxin. These dried venoms, he explained, are sent to the central institute, are dissolved in brine and glycerine and the solution is injected into horses in successive increments. The reaction of this poison with the cells of the horse produces antibodies. After a lapse of time the horse is bled and the serum proteins...
...India where the king cobra, largest and most poisonous of snakes, takes a toll of thousands of lives a year, no progress has been made because the snake to held to be sacred. Since snakes die after a certain amount of venom has been extracted, the natives will not permit the development of any such protective measures, according to Dr. do Amaral. He added, "The natives of India would rather die than have a colbra die. The number of times their preference is fulfilled is amazing...