Such a shot often appeared in ancient theaters:
The poison-smeared sword plunged into the man in black, and the man in black immediately appeared with an extremely painful expression, the sword fell to the ground, his hands pulled out of his neck, he could not breathe easily, his expression was vicious, his expression was confused...
Finally, the Man in Black spat out a mouthful of ketchup and received a box lunch.
Such a plot, we are already accustomed to it, it is not strange.
The director arranged for you to die, and you had to die.
However, is there a poison in the world that "seals the throat with blood" and causes rapid death when touched?
The answer is: Yes! There is no doubt about it.
This poison comes from a well-known and not uncommon plant: poison arrow wood.
In the last century, a war entered a stalemate, and the fighting was very fierce.
At this time, a guerrilla force from the local people made the invaders feel frightened and avoided.
The reason is that although this unit is irregular, it has a deadly secret weapon, that is, a steel sword with a handle smeared with some kind of white liquid.
The steel sword is hidden in the place where the intruder must pass, as long as someone does not have the sword in his heart, no matter the size of the wound, he will undoubtedly die in about 15 minutes, and there is no cure.
Human test results showed that these invaders all died of blood clotting, cardiac arrest and muscle relaxation.
The plant used to extract this highly toxic drug is "see blood seal throat", the most poisonous tree in the world.
According to legend, the original name of the blood-sealed throat was arrow poison wood, and the place where the ancient Indians lived was their hometown.
Locals often cut a wound in the trunk of a tree, let the sap flow out, and apply the sap to the arrowhead to hunt prey, also used to defend against invading enemies.
According to historical records, in 1859, the indigenous peoples of the East Indies also shot arrows coated with poison wood juice at the enemy army when they fought against the invading British army.
At first, the enemy did not know the severity of this arrow, but after being hit by the arrow, he still bravely advanced, but soon fell to the ground and died.
The lethality of this poisonous arrow terrified the British.
Poison Arrow Wood is a large tree of the genus Poison Arrow Wood of the Family Officinalis (a genus of Blood Sealed Throats), which can reach a height of up to 30 meters.
There are 4 species of plants in the genus , growing in tropical Asia and Africa , all containing highly toxic milk.
It is also found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia and other countries.
There is only one poisoned arrow wood on the mainland, and it is also the "most poisonous" of the known poisonous trees on the continent.
Their tall bodies can be seen in the dense forests of Hainan Island on the mainland and xishuangbanna in Yunnan.
The bark, branches and milk of the poisoned wood contain compounds such as blood-sealed laryngeal glycosides, crossbow hydrochlorides, suzuran toxins, suzuran toxins, and suzuran protosides, which are highly toxic.
Falling into the eye by mistake can lead to blindness, and even burning smoke can lead to blindness.
After the sap enters the human body with the sap from the wound, it will cause muscle relaxation, blood coagulation, and slow heart beat, which can be suffocated in as little as 20 minutes and as long as 2 hours.
This is the reason why the arrow poison wood "sees the blood to seal the throat".
Dangerous, but useful!
In the first half of today's article, you see the harm of poison wood, next, let's talk about the positive effect of poison wood on people's lives.
In ancient times, poison arrow wood was called "Gogong" by the Dai people of Xishuangbanna, similar to the Indians, and the locals smeared its highly poisonous sap on the arrows to defend against attacks by beasts of prey or to hunt wild beasts.
Legend has it that after the prey was hit by an arrow, it can only run seven steps uphill, and it can only run eight steps downhill, and the ninth step is to fall to the ground and die.
In the past, arrow poison wood sap was often used for war or hunting, and its deadly toxicity was frightening, but its multiple application value and application prospects could not be ignored.
The active ingredient extracted from the bark and milk of the poisoned wood has the effect of strengthening the heart, accelerating the heart rate, increasing the output of heart and blood, etc., and can be used to treat heart disease, high blood pressure and so on.
Dai women used this poisonous juice to treat mastitis.
At present, more medicinal value is still under further study.
The sapphire wood bark fiber is slender and easy to degummed, and can be used as a substitute for hemp or as a fiber substitute.
The Dai and Kino people of Yunnan even use it as tree blankets, mattresses and clothes.
They first repeatedly pounded the bark with a wooden stick to separate the bark fibers from the wood, and then soaked the bark fibers for about 1 month, after which the slender fibers were not only detoxified but also became soft and elastic.
The tree blankets and mattresses made of it are comfortable and durable, and they have not been bad for decades, and the clothes and skirts made of it are gentle and warm.
The ethnic minorities in Yunnan also dye this milky white clothes into various colors, which is very beautiful.
However, nowadays, only the Kino people usually wear it on their own grand festivals.
Poison arrow wood is one of the main tree species that make up the continent's tropical monsoon forest.
As the forest continues to be destroyed, its plants are gradually decreasing, and it is a rare species, which is a third-class precious protected plant on the mainland.
Suppose that when we walk in the rainforest of Xishuangbanna, we inadvertently bump into the most poisonous tree in the world - see the blood-sealed throat tree, there is no need to worry too much, as long as you live peacefully with it and keep your distance, this "king of poisonous trees" will also pursue the hospitality of "people do not offend me and I do not offend".
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