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MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS 



Dermatomycosis. 



Digitalis. 

 Equisetosis. 



Ergotism. 



Fagopyrism. 

 Forage Poisoning. 

 Formic Acid. (In stinging net- 

 tles). 

 Gelsemin. 



Helleborus niger. 

 Hydrocyanic Acid. 



Lathyrism 

 Locoism. 



Lupinosis. 



Maydism. 

 Morphin. 



Muscarin. 

 Nicotin. 



Phallin. 



Picrotoxin. 

 Pilocarpin. 



Cleanliness ; sanitary surroundings ; disinfec- 

 tion; preparation of bichloride of mercury. 



No antidote ; treat symptomatically. 



Administer cathartic; also nerve and heart 

 stimulants to combat symptoms of depression ; 

 change of food. 



Administer purgatives and stimulants, es- 

 pecially camphor ; tannic acid is chemical an- 

 tidote and will neutralize unabsorbed portions 

 of poison; chloral is physiological antidote; 

 further treatment symptomatic. 



Change of food. 



Change of food. 



Cooling compresses externally; chalk, soda, 

 or magnesia internally. 



Wash out the stomach thoroughly ; give stim- 

 ulants and hot applications to the epigastrium 

 and extremities; digitalis to strengthen the 

 heart action and atropin to increase respira- 

 tion. 



Use stimulants, especially camphor. 



Wash stomach with 0.5 per cent potassium 

 permanganate solution or with hydrogen per- 

 oxid ; the latter may be given hypodermically 

 in small doses but with great caution; arti- 

 ficial respiration. 



Treat paralyzed parts electrically; massage. 



In advanced stage of disease, treatment of 

 no avail ; in early stage, removal to an un- 

 infected pasture with plenty of good nourish- 

 ing food besides may benefit. 



Chiefly preventive ; no specific antidote ; to 

 prevent further absorption of poison, admin- 

 ister an acid ; also give purgative. 



Change of diet; transfer to hospital, 



Wash out st6mach with siphon tube using 

 water containing potassium permanganate in 

 the proportion of 20 gr. of the permanganate 

 to 1 tumbler full of water; or use in the same 

 manner an infusion of tea or tannic acid; 

 emetics like mustard, using one or two tea- 

 spoons of each; apomorphin 5-10 minims of 

 a 2 percent solution ; hypodermic doses of 

 strychnin 1-20 gr. or sulphate of atropin 1-60 

 gr. 



Atropin used hypodermically; stimulants like 

 strychnin may be given ; wash out stomach. 



If free vomiting has not occurred, wash out 

 stomach with warm water or tea; give stim- 

 ulants like whiskey or use hypodermic injec- 

 tion of strychnin nitrate 1-25 gr. 



No known antidote; undigested material 

 should be removed from stomach and same 

 remedies as those suggested in muscarin poi- 

 soning may be administered. 



Chloroform; chloral hydrate; artificial res- 

 piration. 



Evacuate the stomach and wash out with so- 



