Experiment 926131
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Eucalyptus globulus (MYRTACEAE) |
| Citation | MACK,RB:. (1988). FAIR DINKUM KOALA KRUISINE - EUCALYPTUS OIL POISONING.. 49(11) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | EUCALYPTUS OIL WAS RECENTLY FOUND TO HAVE CONTAMINATED A BRAND OF IPECAC SYRUP, WHICH WAS THEN RECALLED. IT IS STILL AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY, BUT IS HIGHLY TOXIC IN OVERDOSE: FATALITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AFTER INGESTION OF 4 TO 480 ML OIL. TOXIC SYMPTOMS INCLUDE GASTROINTESTINAL PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, CNS DEPRESSION, COMA, MIOSIS, SEIZURES (USUALLY IN CHILDREN), FEELINGS OF SUFFOCATION AND MUSCLE WEAKNESS. TREATMENT IS SUPPORTIVE AND MAY INCLUDE GASTRIC LAVAGE AND CHARCOAL. |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | ESSENTIAL OIL |