Experiment 1081422
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Phytolacca americana (PHYTOLACCACEAE) |
| Citation | CALLAHAN,R: PICCOLA,F: GENSHEIMER,K: PARKIN,WE: PRUSAKOWSKI,J: SCHEIBER,G: HENRY,S:. (1981). PLANT POISONINGS-NEW JERSEY.. 30(6) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | OUTBREAK OF GASTROINTESTINAL,ILLNESS RELATED TO EATING POKWEED LEAVES IN A SALAD PREPARED BY A "NATURE GROUP" OF CAMPERS. YOUNG LEAVES HAD BEEN PICKED,BOILED,DRAINED AND REBOILED ON THE MORNING OF THE POISONINGS. 16 OF 51 WHO HAD EATEN THE SALAD EXPERIENCED VOMITING,IN ADDITION TO EITHER NAUSE,DIARRHEA,STOMACH CRAMPS,DIZZINESS OR HEADACHE ON THE SAME DAY. ILLNESS STARTED ABOUT THREE HOURS AFTER INGESTING THE SALAD.SYMPTOMS LASTED 1-48 HOURS. VOMITOUS WAS NEGATIVE FOR STAPHYLOCOCCI. |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | LEAVES |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |