NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PHARMACOGNOSY
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Fungicides
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Rodenticides
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Insecticides
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Weedicides
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Detailed explanation-1: -Strychnine is a main active ingredient used in various rodenticide bait products to treat for mice and rats. Strychnine is actually so potent that it can also get rid of larger pests like gophers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Warfarin, 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate), ANTU (legal label for alpha-naphthylthiourea), and red squill are commonly used rodenticides. These substances kill by preventing normal blood clotting and causing internal hemorrhaging.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the past, strychnine has been used as a pesticide to control rats, moles, gophers, and coyotes. Strychnine is highly toxic to most domestic animals. Malicious or accidental strychnine toxicosis occurs mainly in small animals, especially dogs and occasionally cats, and rarely in production animals.