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Wourali
Curare (Help:IPA/English, /kʊˈrɑːri/ or Help:IPA/English, /kjʊˈrɑːri/; Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''koo-rah-ree'' or Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''kyoo-rah-ree'') is a common name for various alkaloid arrow poisons originating from plant extracts. Used as a Neuromuscular-blocking drug, paralyzing agent by indigenous peoples in Central America, Central and South America for hunting and for therapeutic purposes, curare only becomes active when it contaminates a wound. These poisons cause weakness of the Skeletal striated muscle, skeletal muscles and, when administered in a sufficient dose, eventual death by asphyxiation due to paralysis of the Thoracic diaphragm, diaphragm. Curare is prepared by boiling the bark of one of the dozens of plant sources, leaving a dark, heavy paste that can be applied to arrow or dart heads. In medicine, curare has been used as a treatment for tetanus or strychnine poisoning and as a paralyzing agent for surgical procedures. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blowgun
A blowgun (also called a blowpipe or blow tube) is a simple ranged weapon consisting of a long narrow tube for shooting light projectiles such as darts. It operates by having the projectile placed inside the pipe and using the force created by forced exhalation ("blow") to pneumatically propel the projectile. The propulsive power is limited by the strength of the user's respiratory muscles and the vital capacity of their lungs. History Many cultures have used such a weapon, but various indigenous peoples of Eastern Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Europe, North America, Central America (the Huehuetenango region of Guatemala), and South America (the Amazon Basin and the Guianas) are best known for its historical usage. Projectiles include seeds, clay pellets, and darts. Some cultures dip the tip of the darts in curare or other arrow poisons in order to paralyze the target. Blowguns were very rarely used by these tribes as anti-personnel weapons, but primarily to hunt small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
