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VETEEINAEY TOXICOLOGY 



seeds of the plant contain four alkaloids — delphinine, 

 delphisine, delphinoidine, and staphysagrine, of which del- 



FiG. 19. — Delphinium Staphysageia (Stavbsackb). 



phinine is the most poisonous, resembling veratrine and 

 aconitine. 



The powdered seeds are used as a valuable agent against 

 lice. 



