Substance suspected 
, to be or to contain 
Bie poison. 
Presidency, Year. ReMArks. 
_Plambogin Plumbago 
; Plumbagin.| root or 
Lalchitra. 
- Madras—conéd. ...| 1884 babese spaces dedaee “Dees aire rosea or zeylanica) was found in 
a @ case was believed to have been used as an 
abortifae ge 
Bo. eseese| 1886 sais I wake A lov potion peti. to a woman was found to contain this 
De, eset 1887 2 decise tikcee Gus. given as a purgative nara 
- - Te ii! 1880 2 Woneds bined One given as an abortifac 
oe Bombay Tacksst 1875 AY 1 ST ee ‘Tn another case of the e kind some pills were found 
to contain a vegetable be peace: resembling in characters 
er ener the active principle of Pluméago rosea or 
Lalehit 
BP Gatecueccistt 1881 soeees 3 tvsuee “1, A case from Bijapur, in which some pieces of root 
alleged to have been used for the purpose of procuring 
bortion were identified as pieces of the f th 
Plumbago zeylanica; 2, a case from Sangamner, in 
whi me pieces of stick stated to have been used 
for the purpose of procuring abortion, were oe to be 
armed at the end with cotton covered witha paste in 
which, ical examination, Plumbagin, the cha- 
racteristic principle of Plumbago shone + phe at 
was dete ; e fr 
cte 
Plumbagin was detected ina red paste, id ies in seittass 
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