Organic Irritant Poisons — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ appearance of skin is seen in poisoning with boric acid.

Answer: Boiled lobster

Flashcard 2: _____ is a form of mycotic poisoning when the fungus eaten for itself causes toxic effects

Answer: Mycetism

Flashcard 3: The _____ of the castor oil plant contain the highest amount of the toxalbumin.

Answer: seeds

Flashcard 4: All parts of Nerium odorum are poisonous, especially the _____.

Answer: Roots

Extra: Nerium odorum (White Oleander) contains cardiac glycosides such as neriin, folinerin, and rosagenin. While every part of the plant is toxic, the roots are known to contain the highest concentration of these poisonous principles.

Flashcard 5: _____ and organic compounds of Fluorine satisfy the criteria for an ideal homicidal poison.

Answer: Thallium

Flashcard 6: Boiled lobster appearance of hands is seen in poisoning with _____ acid

Answer: Boric

Flashcard 7: Paris green has _____ as its active component and is a stomach poison

Answer: copper acetoarsenite

Flashcard 8: Identify the poisonous plant (scientific name) which is the source of **Opium**, characterized by unripe capsules that yield a milky latex when incised:

Answer: Papaver somniferum

Extra: The milky juice (latex) contains alkaloids like morphine, codeine, thebaine, noscapine, and papaverine. The process of making incisions on the capsule is known as 'lancing'. Common name: Opium Poppy.

Flashcard 9: Section _____ IPC deals with 'causing hurt by means of poisons, etc.'

Answer: 328

Flashcard 10: The snake in the given image is a sea snake, and its venom is _____toxic.

Answer: myo