Question
The image shown is of a nut which is used to produce artificial bruise.Which among the following is an ingredient of this nut ?

A. |
Semecarpol. |
B. |
Croton. |
C. |
Abrin. |
D. |
Ricin. |
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Ans:A.)Semecarpol.
The nut shown in the picture above represents marking nut ( semicarpus anacardium ).
MARKING NUT
- Latin name: Semecarpus anacardium
- English name: Marking nut
- Uses:
- Laundry marker,Quack remedy for assorted ailments,Ink Preparation
- The nut is black, roughly cone shaped, and has a thick pericarp.
- The contained juice is brown, oily, and acrid.
- Its active principles are Semecarpol and bhilawanol.
- Medicolegal aspects:
- The juice is used as an abortifacient by application to the os uteri by means of an abortion stick. It is applied to the genitals as a punishment for adultery.
- It is used by malingerers to produce an artificial bruise to support a false charge; its presence, however, can be detected by chemical analysis of the blister fluid.
- The juice may be instilled into the eyes to produce an irritant conjunctivitis.
- This is resorted to by personnel in army, navy or air force when they wish to leave the job or by inmates of jail to avoid work.
- Accidental poisoning may occur from internal administration by quacks.
CONTUSION (BRUISE)
- Effusion of blood into tissues due to rupture of blood vessels caused by blunt trauma.
Artificial bruise | True bruise |
Caused by Juice of marking nut, calotropis,Plumbago rosea | Trauma |
Dark brown color | Color changes |
Well defined margins | Merge with surrounding areas |
Vesicles present | Absent |
Redness seen in the surrounding skin | Redness in the site of injury |
Itching present |
Absent
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