Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica recorded the classification of poisons, including epigraphy, herbs, fruits and vegetables, insects, fish and animals. Coincidentally, the most widely used poisons in ancient times just covered these categories. These poisons have been tested by history. They are not only highly toxic, but also extremely fast and concealed. They are the facade of the pharmaceutical industry in China.
Hedysarum is the most famous poison in the history of China. Hedysarum is almost the only poison in many palace dramas.
Hedysarum is a kind of poison belonging to stone, which is extracted from the natural form of arsenic trioxide. Astragalus membranaceus is a rather obscure name for arsenic.
The representative of herbal poison is aconite, which is rich in aconitine. Excessive aconitine will make people's nervous system, circulatory system, respiratory system and digestive system all disordered, leading to death. Aconitum poisoning can take effect quickly according to the dose, and it can also accumulate delayed poisons in the body. In addition, the purification of aconitine is very simple and the raw materials are sufficient. Aconitum poisoning is one of the most popular poisons in ancient times.
The prototype of the flower of love that interrupts people's lust in the book is hard to find in history, but the poisonous bitter vine is real. This annual vine can kill people if you eat three or four pieces by mistake. Yang Guo once took a small amount of semen Celosiae to treat flower poison. In fact, in reality, a small amount of semen Celosiae also has good analgesic, antipyretic and dampness-removing effects. What's more, in ancient times when parasites were rampant, Celosia japonica was one of the few drugs that could effectively kill parasites.
There is a poison in martial arts novels, which will not cause harm to the human body if it is taken orally or externally, but it will die instantly once it sees blood. This poison is called "seeing blood to seal the throat". This poison comes from the poisonous tree in Yunnan, the most poisonous plant in nature, also called the blood-sealing tree. As long as its juice is smeared on the arrow, the shot person can't be saved. Now, notices should be posted in places where poisonous wood is planted in Yunnan to prevent passers-by from being scratched by poisonous wood.
River _ is delicious on earth, but it will kill people if it is not handled properly. Oxytropis toxin is the most toxic biological toxin in nature, and it can kill people as long as 0.5 mg. Oxytropis is a colorless needle-like crystal, which can resist acid and high temperature, so it is not uncommon to kill people with Oxytropis in southern China. The terrible thing is that it is popular in Jiangnan. If the poison is added to the dish, it will be blamed on the chef, and there is no way to prove the real murderer.
Quench thirst by drinking poison is an idiom of China. Silver carp is a poisonous bird in The Condor Heroes. It is said that it is like a pheasant, and it feeds on Agkistrodon. Its venom accumulates in silver carp, making its body full of toxicity. It is said that silver carp feathers can be soaked in wine and made into highly toxic wine. Wine has appeared many times in history, but silver carp has never been found. In fact, the so-called poison is only a mixture of aconite poison and astragalus membranaceus, and the poisonous bird is fictional.