POISONING BY BOX LEAVES. 



The leaves of buxus sempervirens, used as a border in. gardens, 

 contains an acrid principle. After eating 1% lb. a horse had 

 colic, tympany and enteritis. After death the leisons of gastro- 

 enteritis were found (Weiss). Treatment would be by stomach 

 pump, laxatives, demulcents and anodynes. 



POISONING BY DAFFODILS. (NARCISSUS POETICUS, 

 AND NARCISSUS PSEUDO NARCISSUS). 



These common denizens of gardens produce intense gastro- 

 enteritis, profu.se diarrhcea, spasms, stupor and weakness. Treat- 

 ment will not differ materially from that advised in box poisoning. 



POISONING BY RANUNCULUS. 



The ranunculus acris (tall crowfoot), repens (creeping crow- 

 foot), sceleratus (cursed crowfoot), and bulbosus (butter cup), are 

 all more or less acrid and liable to produce gastro-enteritis when 

 taken in quantity. They are usually avoided by animals but will 

 sometimes be taken by accident with other vegetation. Sheep are 

 .said to eat ranunculus bulbosus with impunity (Daubenton). 

 Both cattle and sheep suffered from the other species (Delafond, 

 Lipp, Brugnone, Delplanque). There were salivation, colic, 

 emesis in vomiting animals, diarrhcea, vertigo, spasms, grinding 

 of the teeth, arched back and staring coat. Treatment would be 

 emesis or the stomach pump when available, mucilaginous drinks 

 and enemata. Johnson (Medical Botany of North America) had 

 a herd of cows abort for years on a field thickly set with ranun- 

 culus acris, but which ceased to abort when removed to a field 

 from which this weed was absent. 



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