This document lists various poisons, their fatal doses, and estimated fatal periods. It includes common acids, bases, salts, metals, organic compounds, plants, and venoms. Ranging from as little as 5 mg to over 10 grams, fatal doses are provided for substances like sulfuric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, oxalic acid, phenol, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, formaldehyde, iodine, bromide, phosphorus, antimony, ricin, abrus, ergot, opium, morphine, alcohol, barbiturates, chloral hydrate, pesticides, DDT, cannabis, cocaine, strychnine, hydrogen cyanide
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2. Few Poisons, their fatal doses and fatal periods
POISON Fatal Dose Fatal Period
Sulphuric Acid
5 to 10 ml 12 to 24 hrs
Nitric Acid 10 to 15 ml 12 to 24 hrs
Hydrochloric Acid 15 to 20 ml 18 to 24 hrs
Oxalic Acid 15 to 20 mgs 1 to 2 hrs
Phenol
1 to 2 gms 3 to 4 hrs
KOH/NaOH
5 gms 24 hrs
Sodium Carbonate 30 gms 24 hrs
Potassium Carbonate 18 gms 24 hrs
Ammonia 30 gms 24 hrs
Formaldehyde 30 to 90 ml 1 to 2 days
Iodine 2 to 4 gms 1 to many days
30 to 60 ml 1 to 2 days
Bromide 30 to 45 gms 6 to 18 hrs
Flouride 5mg /KBW mgs
Chloride 1000 ppm 5 min
Within 48 hrs
Phosphorus 60 to 120 mgs 2 to 8 days
Zn P 5 gms 24 hrs
Aluminium Phosphide 0.15 to 0.5 gms 1 to 100 hrs
Sodium Nitrate 1 to 2 gms few hrs
Glycerol Nitrate 200 mgs few days
Barium Chloride 1 gms 12 hrs
Arsenic 100 to 200 mgs 1 to 2 days
Mercury 1 to 4 gms 3 to 5 days
Lead Acetate 20 gms 1 to 2 days
Lead Carbonate 4 (30) gms 1 to 2 days
Copper 15 gms 1 to 3 days
Copper Sulphate 15 to 30 gms 1 to 3 days
Potassium Permanganate 10 to 20 gms Few Hrs
Antimony : Tartar Emetic 0.5 to 1 gms 24 hrs
Antimony tri Chloride 0.1 to 0.2 gms 24 hrs
Ricin Communis 10 seeds 2 to many days
6 mgs 2 to many days
Croton Tigilum 4 seeds 6 hrs to 3 days
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3. 1.5 ml 6 hrs to 3 days
Abrus Injection 90 to 120 mgs 3 to 5 days
Oral 10 gms 3 to 5 days
Ergot 1 to 2 gms 1 to many days
Calotrophis
Semecarpus 5 to 10 gms 12 to 24 hrs
Catharides 15 to 50 mgs 24 to 36 hrs
Powder
1.5 to 3 gms 24 to 36 hrs
Opium 2 gms 6 to 12 hrs
Morphine 0.2 gms 6 to 12 hrs
Ethyl Alcohol 150 to 200 ml 12 to 24 hrs
Methyl Alcohol 60 to 240 ml 24 to 36 hrs
Lithium 3 to 4 nmol/L
Bartbituates Short Acting 1 to 2(3) gms 1 to 2 days
Medium Acting
2 to 3(7) gms 1 to 2 days
Long Acting 3 to 5 (10) gms 1 to 2 days
Chloral Hydrate 5 to 10 gms 8 to 12 hrs
Petroleum Distillates Hydrocarbons 15 to 50 ml 24 hrs
TEPP IM 50 mgs ½ to 4 hrs
Oral
100 mgs ½ to 4 hrs
OMPA/Parathion IM 80 mgs ½ to 4 hrs
Oral
175 mgs ½ to 4 hrs
HETP IM 60 mgs ½ to 4 hrs
Oral
350 mgs ½ to 4 hrs
Malathion/Diazion Oral 1 gms ½ to 4 hrs
Paraquat 3 to 5 gms 3 to 5 days
Organochlorines DDT 10 gms
Gammexane 15 gms
Endrin
5 to 6 gms
Dinitro Compounds 1 to 2 gms 4 to 15 days
Datura 0.6 to 1 gms 24 hrs
100 to 125 seeds 24 hrs
Cannabis Charas 2 /KBW mgs Many days
Ganga
8 /KBW mgs Many days
Bhang 10 /KBW mgs Many days
Cocaine 1 to 1.5 gms Few hrs
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14 mgs
Strychinne 15 to 50 mgs 1 to 2 hrs
Hydocyanic Acid 50 to 60 mgs 2 to 10 min
Sodium Cyanide (1:500) 200 to 300 mgs 2 to 10 min
Aconite 1 to 2 mgs 1 to 8 hrs
Aconite root 1 to 2 gms 1 to 8 hrs
Croton Oil 4 to 5 seeds 6 hrs to 3 days
1.5 ml 6 hrs to 3 days
Calotrophis Uncertain 12 hrs
Plumbagao Zeylanica Uncertain Few days
Aspirin 5 to 10 gms few min hrs
Salicylate 30 Gms
Antofebrin(Acetanilide) 15 Uncertain
Paracetamol 10 to 20 Gms 2 to 4 days
Paraldehyde 100 to 150 Ml 12 to 24 hrs
Curare 30 to 60 mg 1 to 2 hrs
Tobacco 15 to 30 gms 5 to 15 min
Nicotin 60 to 100 mgs 5 to 15 min
Digitalis purpura 15 to 20 gms 1 to 24 hrs
Digoxin 4 mgs
Nerium Oduram (White) 15 to 20 gms 24 to 36 hrs
Cerebra Thevetia (Yellow) 15 to 20 gms ½ to 1 hrs
8 to 10 seeds ½ to 1 hrs
Cerebra Odallum 1 Kernel 1 to 2 days
Quinine 8 to 10 gms 2 hrs to 2 days
SNAKES Fatal mg Bite
Cobra 12 200
Russel 15 150
Echis 8 5
Krait 6 20
CO2 60 to 80%
Mushroom Uncertain 24 hrs
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