Experiment 1254133

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismCicuta maculata (APIACEAE)
CitationWOODCOCK,EF:. (1943). MICHIGAN PLANTS INJURIOUS TO LIVESTOCK.. 3()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseasePOISONING USUALLY OCCURS DURING THE SPRING WHEN ANIMALS GRAZE ON THE SPROUTS.USUAL SYMPTOMS ARE MARKED NERVOUSNESS FOLLOWED BY MUSCULAR TWITCHING THAT SOON DEVELOPS INTO CONVULSIONS. THE TOXIC CONSTITUENT IS CICUTOXIN. IN THE FALL,ANIMALS DIG AND EAT ROOTS.
Dose amountFS
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalLIVESTOCK
Dose expressionCONC USED
ExtractPLANT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES