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

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.

Jealous lover guilty of murder by curry; Food was poisoned to halt marriage

Within hours, Cheema was dead and Choongh was fighting for her life after being poisoned with aconite, known as the Queen of Poisons.

Brit India-origin woman convicted of murdering lover with poisoned curry

The jealous mother of three sneaked into the home of Mr Cheema and his bride-to-be Gurjeet Choongh and spiked a curry in the fridge with deadly Indian aconite - known as the Queen of Poisons.

Curry poisoner guilty of murder

So she laced their leftover curry with aconite - also known as wolfsbane or the Queen of Poisons.