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Queen of Poisons

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Queen of Poisons
The ancient Greeks’ term for aconite—also known as wolfsbane, leopard's bane, women's bane, Devil's helmet, blue rocket—which contains a highly toxic alkaloid, aconitine. While aconite had currency as a herbal antipyretic and analgesic, its narrow therapeutic index makes dose titration a risky exercise. As a neurotoxin, it opens TTX-sensitive Na+ channels in the heart and other tissues and causes cardiac arrhythmias
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The jealous mother of three sneaked into the home of Mr Cheema and Miss Choongh and spiked a curry in the fridge with deadly Indian aconite, known as the Queen of Poisons.
Poisoned curry lover gets 23 years by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
So she laced their leftover curry with aconite - also known as wolfsbane or the Queen of Poisons.
CURRY KILLER CAGED; Jealous ex poisoned leftovers by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
The mother of three sneaked into Mr Cheema and his bride-to-be Gurjeet Choongh's home and spiked a curry in the fridge with deadly Indian aconite -known as the Queen of Poisons.
SHE PUT POISON IN HER LOVER'S CURRY; WOMAN FACES LIFE FOR MURDERING ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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