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Accidents/statistics & numerical data , Plant Poisoning/epidemiology , Plant Poisoning/etiology , Plants, Toxic/poisoning , Aconitine/analogs & derivatives , Aconitum/chemistry , Aconitum/poisoning , Cicuta/poisoning , Conium/poisoning , Humans , Japan/epidemiology , Plants, Toxic/chemistry , Scopolia/poisoning , Veratrum/chemistry , Veratrum/poisoning , Veratrum AlkaloidsABSTRACT
This article discusses poisonous plants, the symptoms that might arise if they are ingested, and the treatments that should be administered to patients.
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Plant Poisoning , Plants, Toxic , Aconitum/poisoning , Cicuta/poisoning , Colchicum/poisoning , Datura stramonium/poisoning , Digitalis/poisoning , Humans , Nerium/poisoning , Plant Poisoning/diagnosis , Plant Poisoning/prevention & control , Plant Poisoning/therapy , Solanum/poisoning , Veratrum/poisoningABSTRACT
Physicians and the public often assume that herbal preparations are harmless. Aconite is a Chinese herb used as an analgesic by homeopaths; its chief effects are on the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. The first two reported cases of aconite poisoning in Australia are described.
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Aconitum/poisoning , Drugs, Chinese Herbal/poisoning , Emergency Medicine/methods , Poisoning/therapy , Adult , Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/methods , Charcoal/therapeutic use , Electrocardiography , Heart Arrest/chemically induced , Heart Arrest/therapy , Humans , Male , Poisoning/complications , Poisoning/etiologyABSTRACT
Aconitum napellus is an important homoeopathic medicine. Its botany and toxicology are described and traditional and homoeopathic medical indications discussed. The veterinary drug picture is presented, with the major therapeutic indications including fever and acute respiratory disease. Case studies from 6 species are given