CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 129

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Satwa poisoning has everigh in this Colony. I have investigated many cans de during ing the past seven years. There is no evidence to show that any the Chinese criminal uses part of the plant other than the flowers which contain a considerable quantity of the alkaloid atropine. It is reasonable to suppose that all parts of the plant contain more or less of the active principle; for this reason I would recommend that any legal definition of satwa should include all parts of the plant. For His Excellency's information, I attach a note from the China Review, Volume 16, pages 2 to 7, and to Jahura alba for the chemical and toxicological sections of which I am responsible.

Poisoning by the root of Gelsemium elegans has occurravee in this Colony. The plant is a powerful agent. The alkaloid of this plant is a powerful tetanising poison allied in both its chemical and physiological action to Strychnine, and was isolated by me in 1884. The investigations made during an enquiry into an alleged case of murder were incorporated in that year's annual report. I attach a fuller note from the China Review, volume 20, pages 215 to 220 for the chemical sections of which I am also responsible. This poison, which must not be confounded with the American eclectic remedy derived from a plant of the same genus, is so rapid in its action - death has been known to occur within two hours of its administration - that the sale ought to be surrounded with...

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will be found in C..! 2. 3197 of 1879. 4. Veev Satwa poisoning has everigh in this Colony. I have investigated many cans de during ing the past seven years. There is no evidence to show that any the Chinese criminal uses part of the plant other than the flowers which contain a considerable quantity of the alkaloid atropine. It is reasonable to suppose that all parts of the plant contain more or less of the active principle; for this reason I would recommend that any legal definition of satwa should include all parts of the plant. For His Excellency's information, I attach a note from the China Review, Volume 16, pages 2 to 7, and to Jahura alba for the chemical and toxicological sections of which I am responsible. Poisoning by the root of Gelsemium elegans has occurravee in this Colony. The plant is a powerful agent. The alkaloid of this plant is a powerful tetanising poison allied in both its chemical and physiological action to Strychnine, and was isolated by me in 1884. The investigations made during an enquiry into an alleged case of murder were incorporated in that year's annual report. I attach a fuller note from the China Review, volume 20, pages 215 to 220 for the chemical sections of which I am also responsible. This poison, which must not be confounded with the American eclectic remedy derived from a plant of the same genus, is so rapid in its action - death has been known to occur within two hours of its administration - that the sale ought to be surrounded with...
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will be found in C..! 2. 3197 of 1879. 4. Veev Satwa poisoning has everigh in this Colony. I have investigated many cans de during ing the past seven years. There is no evidence to show that any the Chinese criminal uses. part of the plant other than the _ flowers which contain a considerable. quantity of the alkaloid atropine. ét is reasonable to suppose that all parts of the plant contain more or less of the active principle; for this reason I would recommend that any legal definition of satura should include all parts of the plant. attack, for His Excellency's Einformation, a - a note from the - pages 2 to China Review, Volume 16. 7 on and to لام Jahura alba for the chemical soxicological sections of which responsible. Poisoning by the root of Gelsemium ele occurravee plant is t agent elegans is of. 126 rare The alkaloid of this powerful tetanising allied in both its chemical schavirer and physiological action first to Strychnine, and was isolated by me in 1884. The then investigations made during enquiry into ar alleged arr case of my murder were incorporated in that year. annual report for attach a fuller note from the China Review volume so pages 215 to 220 for the chemical sections of which I an also responsible. This poison, which must not be confounded with the American eclectic remedy derived from a plant of the same genus, is so rapid in its action - death been known to occur having within two hours of its administration that the sale ought to be eurrounded with
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will be found in C..! 2. 3197 of 1879.

4.

Veev

Satwa poisoning has

everigh

in this

Colony. I have investigated many

cans de

during

ing the past seven years. There is no evidence to show that

any

the Chinese criminal uses. part of the plant other than the _ flowers which contain a considerable. quantity of the alkaloid atropine. ét is reasonable to suppose that all parts of the plant contain more or less of the active principle; for this reason I would recommend that

any legal definition of satura should include all parts of the plant. attack, for His Excellency's Einformation,

a -

a note from the

-

pages 2 to

China Review, Volume 16.

7 on

and to

لام

Jahura alba for the chemical

soxicological sections of which

responsible.

Poisoning by the root

of Gelsemium ele

occurravee

plant is

t

agent

elegans

is of.

126

rare

The alkaloid of this

powerful tetanising

allied in both its chemical

schavirer and

physiological action

first

to Strychnine, and was isolated by

me in 1884. The

then

investigations made during

enquiry

into

ar

alleged

arr

case

of

my

murder were incorporated in

that

year.

annual report for

attach a

fuller note from the China Review volume so

pages 215 to 220 for the chemical sections of which I an also responsible. This poison, which must not be confounded with the American eclectic remedy derived from

a

plant of the same

genus, is so rapid in its action - death

been known to occur

having within two hours of its administration that the sale ought to be eurrounded

with

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