The Economic Times

What is the Frog Toxin allegedly used to assassinate Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny ? What to know about Epibatidine

Epibatidine, first identified in the 1990s from a frog species native to Ecuador, is not typically linked to intentional poisoning. Researchers describe it as exceptionally powerful, once investigated as a painkiller far more potent than morphine, but ultimately abandoned for medical use.