IS NAI HABARALA (ALOCASIA-CUCULLATA) A POISONOUS PLANT

Authors
GOONASEKERA CDA VASANTHATHILAKE VWJK RATNATUNGA N SENEVIRATNE CAS
Citation
Cda. Goonasekera et al., IS NAI HABARALA (ALOCASIA-CUCULLATA) A POISONOUS PLANT, Toxicon, 31(6), 1993, pp. 813-816
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Toxicology,"Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Toxicon → ACNP
ISSN journal
00410101
Volume
31
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
813 - 816
Database
ISI
SICI code
0041-0101(1993)31:6<813:INH(AP>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Nai Habarala is not documented as a poisonous plant. However, we repor t two cases of fatal poisoning following ingestion of its fruit. The c linical manifestations have a similarity to cyanogenic glycoside poiso ning.