Experiment 1245855
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Mentha pulegium (LAMIACEAE) |
| Citation | ANON:. (1883). POISONING FROM AN OVERDOSE OF OIL OF PENNYROYAL.. 6() |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF OIL BY A YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN CAUSED THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR STRANGE AND GIDDY SENSATION ABOUT THE HEAD,WITH A FEELING OF VERTIGO AND A SENSE OF FAINTNESS.CONDITION INCREASED IN SEVERITY UNTIL SHE FELT AS IF SHE WERE ABOUT TO DIE. DESCRIPTION OF FEELINGS TO PHYSICIAN:"I FEEL AS IF I WERE ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND,I HAVE A STRANGE FEELING,MY HANDS ARE COLD AND NUMB.I FEEL LIKE I WAS FLYING." "OH THIS BAD FEELING COMES ON AGAIN,I AM GETTING BLIND,I CANNOT SEE OR HEAR,MY HEAD FEELS JUST LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SPIN OF MY SHOULDERS". PATIENT GIVEN EMETIC AND RECOVERY IN 5-6 DAYS |
| Dose amount | 10.0 ML |
| Number | 3 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | PERSON |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | ESSENTIAL OIL |
| Gender | FEMALE |