Experiment 1152388

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismCicuta virosa (APIACEAE)
CitationKNUTSEN,OH: PASZKOWSKI,P:. (1984). NEW ASPECTS IN THE TREATMENT OF WATER HEMLOCK POISONING.. 22(2)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseDESCRIBES THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF A PATIENT WHO INADVERTANTLY INGESTED A WHOLE ROOT OF THIS PLANT. THE CHIEF SYMPTOMS OF TOXICITY WAS SEVERE CONVULSIONS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, REDDISH TINTED CYANOSIS, DILATED PUPILS AND METABOLIC ACIDOSIS. TREATMENT INCLUDED HEMODYALYSIS, HEMOPERFUSION, FORCED DIURESIS, AND ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION.
Dose amountVAR
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractROOT
GenderMALE