EUPHORBIA LATHYRIS.
Euphorbia lathyris, Linn.
Natural order
, euphorbiaceæ. Common name, Caper-spurge.
Preparation
, Tincture of whole plant.
Authorities.
1,
Bennewitz, A. H. Z., 7, 257, effects of the seeds on two children; 2, M. Jacob, Am. J. Med. Sc., Jan. 1845, a
man was poisoned by the bruised seeds.
EYE.
►
Brilliant eyes (after five hours), [1].
► Staring look, [1]. ► Pupils
dilated, with wide-open eyes, [1].
FACE.
►
Face deadly pale, [1].
STOMACH.
►
Retching and vomiting, [1]. ► Suddenly seized with violent vomiting and
bloody stools, [2].
ABDOMEN.
►
Abdomen drawn inward, [1].
STOOL.
►
Stools copious, frequent, [1].
PULSE.
►
Pulse small, irregular, [1].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
[10.]
► Whole body stiff, icy cold, [1]. ►
Uneasiness (after five hours), [1].
FEVER.
►
Skin burning hot (after five hours), [1].
► Glowing hot cheeks (after five
hours), [1].
SUPPLEMENT: EUPHORBIA LATHYRIS.
Authority.
3,
Journ. de Méd. de Toulouse and Répert. de Pharm., Paris (Pharm.
Journ., 2d ser., vol. ii, 1861, p. 435), one man took eighteen seeds,
another twenty, and a third took twenty-five.►
A short time after ingestion of the
seeds they produced violent purgation, vomiting, frequent diarrhœa, and
a general pallidness and coldness spread over the body, [3].® 2000
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