On this episode of The Poisoncast learn how strychnine causes death.  Unknown to most people, this toxin has historically been used as both a poison and a therapeutic.  Learn why. Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback $11.24 By Robyn Davidson Buy on Amazon Thomas Hicks, the winner of the 1904 Olympic Marathon strychnine homeopathy (worthless, don't buy it) on Amazon.