Because of its officinal value,strychnos is widely used by clinic and individual.Since toxic dose and thera-peutic dose are very close,strychnos poisoning cases are frequently reported.

• 由于马钱子有较明显的药用价值,因此临床及民间个人应用较多,又因马钱子治疗剂量与中毒剂量较接近,故常有马钱子中毒甚至致死的案例报道。