Experiment 890621
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Thevetia peruviana (APOCYNACEAE) |
| Citation | SARAVANAPAVANANTHAN,N: GANESHAMOORTHY,J:. (1988). YELLOW OLEANDER POISONING - A STUDY OF 170 CASES.. 36(3/4) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | INGESTION OF SEEDS, COMMONLY USED FOR SUICIDE, CAUSES VOMITING, DIZZINESS, DIARRHEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN, PALPITATIONS AND NUMBNESS OF MOUTH. ECG CHANGES INCLUDE ATRIO-VENTRICULAR BLOCK, T-WAVE CHANGES, BRADYCARDIA, ST-DEPRESSION, VENTRICULAR ECTOPICS AND ATRIAL ECTOPICS. DEATH OCCURRED IN SEVEN CASES OF 170 ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL OVER A 2-YEAR PERIOD. |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | SEEDS |