Experiment 1255324

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismMentha pulegium (LAMIACEAE)
CitationMACHT,D:. (1913). THE ACTION OF SO-CALLED EMMENAGOGUE OILS ON THE ISOLATED UTERUS WITH A REPORT OF A CASE OF PENNYROYAL POISONING.. 61()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
Disease16 YEAR OLD PREGNANT(3-4 MONTHS) SWALLOWED 36 PENNYROYAL PILLS FOUR DAYS PRIORTO HOSPITAL ADMISSION IN AN ATTEMPT TO INDUCE AN ABORTION 24 HOURS AFTER TAKING THE PILLS,THE WOMAN HAD AN IMCOMPLETE ABORTION,BUT AT THE SAME TIME BEGAN TO DEVELOP SIGNS OF SERIOUS POISONING SYMPTOMS BEGAN WITH SEVERE HEADACHE AND PAINS IN THE BACK,FOLLOWED BY DELERIUM AND CONVULSIONS, AND FINALLY COMA ON THE THIRD AND DEATH ON FOURTH DAY NECROPSY FINDINGS ARE REPORTED
Number3
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN(PREGNANT)
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractTYPE EXT NOT STATED