Confirmed Datura poisoning in a horse most probably due to D. ferox in contaminated tef hay.

Fatal Datura poisoning: identification of atropine and scopolamine by high performance liquid chromatography/photodiode array/mass spectrometry.

A forensic method comprising solid phase extraction and HPLC analysis was developed for the detection and confirmation of atropine and scopolamine, the main toxic alkaloids of Datura stramonium and Datura ferox. This method allowed the direct coupling of an electrospray (ZMD) mass selective detector to the HPLC system. Under these conditions, atropine and scopolamine were well separated from ot...

Acute Datura Stramonium poisoning in East of Iran - a case series

Objectives: Datura Stramonium (DS) is a common weed along roadsides, in cornfields and pastures and in waste areas. It belongs to the family Solanaceae and its toxic components are tropane belladonna alkaloids. It has been used voluntarily by teenagers for its hallucinogenic effect. The plant is named in Iran as Tatoore. Symptoms and signs of acute D. Stramonium poisoning usually are similar to...

Epidemiological Study of Patients Poisoned by Poisonous Plants in Isfahan

Background and purpose: Nowadays, plants are more available and many are used for treatment purposes, therefore, the rate of poisoning by plants has increased. According to the geographical location of Isfahan in Iran, the present study aimed at investigating this problem since there is paucity of information about plant poisoning in the region.   Materials and methods: In this cross-sectiona...

Cytology of the Ferox-Quercifolia-Stramonium Triangle in Datura.

Intoxication Due to Datura Stramonium in an Adolescent: a Case Report

Poisoning of a young adolescent caused by the intake of extracts prepared from the plant Datura stramonium is presented. It is a broadleaf annual erect herb with spine covered seed capsule. Its toxic alkaloids, atropine and scopolamine, cause a series of characteristic classic symptoms of anticholinergic poisoning. Children are mostly exposed to the poisoning by the plant species from the genus...