Experiment 51893

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismNarcissus pseudo-narcissus (AMARYLLIDACEAE)
CitationWILSON,T:. (1924). THE COMMON DAFFODIL (NARCISSUS PSEUDO-NARCISSUS) AS A POISON.. 112()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseREPORTS A CASE IN WHICH A FAMILY OF FIVE MISTAKENLY USED A DAFFODIL BULB INSTEAD OF ONION IN BEEF STEW.EACH PERSON INGESTED ABOUT 2.4 GR.OF BULB.THEY EXPERIENCED NAUSEA,VOMITING,AND DIARRHEA WITHIN ONE HOUR. THE TOXIC EFFECTS SUBSIDED WITHIN TWO HOURS AND THERE WERE NO FATALITIES. CAUSED EMESIS,SALIVATION AND DIARRHEA.
Dose amountVAR
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractBULB