Poisoned after Dinner: Dolma with Datura Stramonium

SUMMARY: Datura stramonium, which is also known as Thorn Apple or Jimson Weed, is an alkaloid containing plant that is entirely toxic. The active toxic constituents of the plant are atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine. It has been abused worldwide for hundreds of years because of its hallucinogeni...

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Main Authors: Nezihat Rana DISEL, Mustafa YILMAZ, Zeynep KEKEC, Meryem KARANLIK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-03-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316600122