Jimsonweed

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Treatment

Jimsonweed

Definition:

This is poisoning from sucking the juice or eating the seeds from a jimsonweed plant. You can also be poisoned by drinking tea made from the leaves.

Jimsonweed is known as Jamestown weed, thorn apple, stinkweed, Datura, and moonflower.

Alternative Names:

Angel's trumpet; Devil's weed; Thorn apple; Tolguacha

Poisonous Ingredient:

Hyoscyamine
Atropine
Hyoscine (scopolamine)

Note: This list may not be all inclusive.

Where Found:

The poison is found in all parts of the plant, especially the leaves and seeds.

Review Date: 3/21/2006
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-RooseveltHospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed HealthcareNetwork.

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