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4. Simple Irritants. — Symptoms : Burning pain in the throat and stomach ; 

 thirst; nausea; vomiting; tenesmus; purging; dysuria; dysjncea 

 and cough occasionally. Death through shock; convulsions; exhaus- 

 tion; or starvation due to injury to throat or stomach. 



British Plants included : Arum maculatum. Daphne Laureola, Daphne 

 Mezereum, Narcissus moschatus, Narcissus poeticus, ScUla bifoha, 

 Galanthus nivahs, Hyacinthus nonscriptus, Fritillaria meleagris. Cle- 

 matis Vitalba, Anemone nemorosa, Anemone appenina, Ranunculus 

 aquatilis, R. Flammula, R. Ficaria, R. auricomus, R. sceleratus, R. acris, 

 R. bulbosus, Aquilegia vulgaris, Bryonia dioica, Ligustrum vulgare, 

 Asarum europseum, Saponaria officinaHs, Valeriana officinalis, Agro- 

 stemma Githago, Doronicum Pardahanches, Impatiens noH-me-tangere, 

 Erysimum cheiranthoides, Cynoglossum officinale, Arctostaphylos Uva- 

 ursi, Tamus communis, Euonymus europaeus, Rhamnus catharticus, 

 Glauciiim luteum, Roemeria hybrida, Papaver Rhoeas, Chelidonium 

 majus, Sedum acre, Sedum album, Drosera rotundifoUa, Linaria vulgaris. 

 Iris Pseud acorus. Iris foetidissima, Buxus sempervirens. Crocus sativus. 

 Euphorbia PepUs, E. pilosa, E. Hehoscopia, E. platyphylla, E. hiberna, 

 E. portlandica, E. Paralias, E. Peplus, E. exigua, E. Lathyris, E. amyg- 

 daloides, Urtica dioica, U. tirens, U. pUulifera, Viscum album, Lepidium 

 latifolium. 



5. Simple Irritants when taken in Large Quantities. — Symptoms : 

 Burning pain in throat and stomach, vomiting; purging; difficulty in 

 swallowing. Recovery usual. 



British Plants included : Sinapis alba, and kS. nigra. 



