Belladonna Hyoscyamus And Stramonium![]() =Belladonna.=--The root, leaves, and berries, of the Atropa belladonna are poisonous from the presence of alkaloid atropine. Symptoms.--Dryness of mouth and throat, intense thirst, dysphagia and dysphonia, quick pulse, noisy delirium and stupor. Strangury and hæmaturia, and redness of the skin, especially of the face, like that of scarlatina, have been noticed. Dilatation of the pupil occurs, whether the poison be taken internally or applied locally to the eye. Post-Mortem Appearances.--Congestion of cerebral vessels, dilated pupils, red patches in alimentary canal. Treatment.--Wash out the stomach freely; a hypodermic injection of apomorphine as an emetic, followed by hypodermic injections of pilocarpine or morphine. Tea, coffee, or tannin, to precipitate the alkaloid. Tests.--Atropine may be recognized by its action on the pupil. The chloro-iodide of potassium and mercury precipitates it from very dilute solutions. =Hyoscyamus= (Henbane).--Hyoscyamus niger. =Stramonium= (Thorn-Apple).--Datura stramonium. Symptoms.--Identical with those of belladonna and hyoscyamus, the post-mortem appearances and treatment being also the same. =Cannabis Indica= (Indian Hemp).--When smoked, produces intoxication and mania. Hashish, used in the East as a narcotic, may cause persons to run 'amok' and commit murder. Barium Salts Blackmailing ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Feedback |