Experiment 635098

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeINTRAGASTRIC
OrganismScopolia carniolica (SOLANACEAE)
CitationHATZIISAAK,T: WEBER,A:. (1998). WITCHES'TEA.. 87(49)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseCASE OF PLANT-POISONING OF A YOUNG MAN FOLLOWING THE CONSUMPTION OF A SELF-BREWED INFUSION MADE OF A SOLANACEOUS PLANT, TO WHICH HE WAS SEDUCED BY HIS FRIENDS. HE DEVELOPED ANTICHOLINERGIC SYMPTOMS SUCH AS OPTICAHALLUCINATIONS, CONFUSION, MYDRIASIS AND TACHYCARDIA. 14 HOURS AFTER ADMISSION THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL IN GOOD HEALTH. WITH REGARD TO THIS CASE WE PORTRAY THE MENTIONED PLANT(SCOPOLIA CARNIOLICA JACQ.) AND DISCUSS THE SYMPTOMS OF BELLADONNA-ALKALOID- POISONING AND ITS THERAPY. FURTHER ON, IN A SHORT LITERATURE SURVEY, WE DEPICT THE MEANING OF COLLECTIVE DRUG EXPERIENCES WITH PLANTS CONTAINING ATROPINE-LIKE SUBSTANCES IN ANCIENT AND MODERN TIMES.
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractINFUSION
GenderMALE