Experiment 1175260

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismVeratrum album (LILIACEAE)
CitationGARNIER,R: CARLIER,P: HOFFELT,J: SAVIDAN,A:. (1985). VERATRUM POISONING WITH HOME-MADE GENTIAN WINE. CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL FINDINGS ON 5 CASES.. 136(2)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseREPORTS 5 CASES OF ACCIDENTAL POISONING DUE TO DRINKING HOMEMADE GENTIAN WINE BECAUSE CONFUSION BETWEEN GENTIANA LUTEA,AND VERETRUM ALBUM. TOXICITY OCCURED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF INGESTING THE WINE. CLINICAL SIGNS INCLUDE NAUSEA,VOMITING,ABDOMINAL PAIN,HYPOTENSION AND BRADYCARDIA. ECG RECORDINGS SHOWED SINUS BRADYCARDIA IN 4 CASES AND ONE CASE OF COMPLETE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK WITH AN ECTOPIC ATRIAL BRADYCARDIA AND INTERMITTENT IDIOVENTRICULAR RHYTHM. RECOVERY OCCURRED WITHIN A FEW HOURS WITH SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT AND/OR TREATMENT WITH ATROPINE.
Dose amountVAR
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractFERMENTED