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Fearsome Foliage - An Overview of Toxic Plants

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Poison centers across the United States receive over 100,000 reports of exposures to toxic plants annually. More serious poisonings typically involve adults who ingest plants in larger quantities for recreational, self-harm, foraging or medicinal purposes (1). Spring has sprung. and so have many species of toxic plants! Decontaminate.

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Toxicology Answer: The Capsaicin Found in Hot Peppers and Chilis

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8 Seizures and thunderclap headache from reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome have been reported. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; 2007. 2022 annual report of the National Poison Data System® (NPDS) from America’s Poison Centers®: 40th annual report. to recall the product. Available from: [link].

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ToxCard: Bupropion

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Bupropion lowers the seizure threshold and even at therapeutic doses patients can have seizures. 6 Severe toxicity: Seizures: It is unclear if seizures are caused by bupropion or the active metabolite, hydroxybupropion. 3 Seizures are dose-dependent. 3 Seizures are dose-dependent.