Curare in Ocular Surgery : Report of 25 Cases

Abstract

CURARE, a drug extracted from two main plant sources of the natural orders Manispermaceae and Strychnos, was formerly obtained from S. American Indian tribes who used it as an arrow poison in hunting and warfare. The drug acted by paralysing the victim, a large enough dose being rapidly fatal. The important active principle (C38 H44 06 N2) is designated d-tubo-curarine.t