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Toxic Plants: The Dangers of Returning to Nature

F Flesch

Forensic Science Seminar · 2015 · Volume 5 · Issue 3 · pp. 84–89

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In France, the plants are involved in about 5% of cases resulting in a call to a poison control center and toxicity (CAPTV). Poisoning plants are mainly children and are usually benign. In adults, they are rare and occur either suicidal context or by confusion with an edible plant or by use of the plant in an addictive or therapeutic purposes. Such poisoning can be serious and be life threatening. This article presents the plants where severe poisoning or death have been reported and whose toxicity is mainly cardiac and / or neurological. After a brief description of each of the following plants: aconite, belladonna, colchicum, datura, foxglove, yew, oleander, redoul and hellebore, the clinical, therapeutic and analytical corresponding poisoning will be treated.

Keywords: Plants toxic poisoning; Alkaloids antidote; Forensic science

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