In the case of the rhizome, a small pith, frequently divided into four nearly equal parts, is also present, particularly in smaller and younger pieces. [botanical.com]

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They all agree essentially with mine in the character of the symptoms presented. It is altogether probable that my patient had taken much more than forty drops of the fluid extract.—Boston Med. and Surg. Jour., Feb., 1871. [henriettes-herb.com]

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• Fatigue

  This condition comes on gradually, the first symptom being a feeling of lassitude or general fatigue. [vithoulkas.com]

  Speech) (p. 63) Mind, mania-a-potu (p. 64) Mind, memory active (See Ideas) (p. 64) Mind, memory, weakness of (See Mistakes) (p. 64) Mind, memory, weakness of, labor, for mental (compare stupefaction) (p. 65) Mind, memory, weakness of, labor, for mental, fatigue [homeoint.org]

• Hypothermia

  When ingested by pets, it can result in clinical signs of muscle weakness, paralysis, decreased respiratory rate, hypothermia, difficulty swallowing and breathing, vision problems, seizures and death when consumed. [petpoisonhelpline.com]

  Warm fluids avoid the risk of hypothermia in very young children and the elderly. 5) COMPLICATIONS: a) Complications of gastric lavage have included: aspiration pneumonia, hypoxia, hypercapnia, mechanical injury to the throat, esophagus, or stomach, fluid [jodrugs.com]

• Gastric Lavage

  C) GASTRIC LAVAGE 1) Large ingestions should be lavaged. [jodrugs.com]

  She recovered after gastric lavage with charcoal, which she later vomited, and supportive measures. [cebm.net]

• Dyspnea

  There was no alarm or fear, a rather tranquil feeling mentally, and in this case there was no great difficulty of breathing, although we have observed dyspnea from single doses of two or three minims of the fluid extract. [outlandermedicine.com]

• Nausea

  Initial symptoms from an overdose would typically include dizziness, nausea, blurred vision and convulsions. At larger doses, it causes paralysis of the spinal cord, leading to almost complete loss of muscular power and eventually asphyxia. [theguardian.com]

  Poison Part: All parts Poison Delivery Mode: Ingestion Symptoms: Sweating, nausea, muscular weakness, dilated pupils, lowered temperature, convulsions, respiratory failure Edibility: This plant is not edible. [plants.ces.ncsu.edu]

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  OTHER USES Flowering vine, groundcover TOXICITY North Carolina State University says of Gelsemium sempervirens : Poison Part: All parts - Poison Delivery Mode: Ingestion - Symptoms: Sweating, nausea, muscular weakness, dilated pupils, lowered temperature [looking-at-plants.com]

  There was no nausea or other effect. The pulse was weak but normal. On Thursday, I took 120 minims. The giddiness of yesterday came on in a much milder form. [cebm.net]

• Hypertension

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• Slow Pulse

  The pulse of GELSENIIUM is SLOW when quiet, but greatly accelerated on motion. For the weak, slow pulse of old age there is no remedy oftener useful. [vithoulkas.com]

• Muscle Weakness

  When ingested by pets, it can result in clinical signs of muscle weakness, paralysis, decreased respiratory rate, hypothermia, difficulty swallowing and breathing, vision problems, seizures and death when consumed. [petpoisonhelpline.com]

  Her blood pressure fell, she became semicomatose, and had muscle weakness with brisk deep tendon reflexes and flexor plantar responses; there were no sensory deficits. [cebm.net]

• Denial

  I satisfied myself, notwithstanding the denial of both parties concerned, that he had procured an abortion upon the woman, and gave the medicine as an anodyne after the expulsion of the ovum. [henriettes-herb.com]

• Headache

  (yellow jasmine) Click Here to Buy Remedies from Online Store Gelsemium is used to treat acute influenza (flu) or sore throats, with weakness, limp limbs, chills, fever, headaches with double vision, and heavy, drooping eyelids. [homeopathyforwomen.org]

  I felt great depression and a severe frontal headache. The pulse was still normal, but weak.” [theguardian.com]

  Such headaches often follow a debauch. Sometimes we have a headache from passive congestion; then the pain begins in the occiput and spreads all over the head. The aggravations are about the same as in the other variety, or nervous headache. [vithoulkas.com]

  I felt great depression and a severe frontal headache. The pulse was still normal, but weak. From these experiments I would draw the following conclusions. [cebm.net]

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• Dizziness

  Her 69 year old husband experienced similar dizziness and weakness, but promptly vomited and called for an ambulance. [awkwardbotany.com]

  Initial symptoms from an overdose would typically include dizziness, nausea, blurred vision and convulsions. At larger doses, it causes paralysis of the spinal cord, leading to almost complete loss of muscular power and eventually asphyxia. [theguardian.com]

  Some patients that have been exposed to Gelsemium species survived, but showed signs of toxicity upon ingestion, the most common being dizziness, followed by other signs such as weakness, vomiting, seizures and coma. [umasstox.com]

  Symptoms of poisoning include headache, vision problems, difficulty swallowing, dizziness, muscle problems, seizures, breathing problems, slowing of the heart, and others. [webmd.com]

  Side effects include “coma, cyanosis, trouble swallowing, dizziness, double vision, shortness of breath, headache, speech difficulty, muscle stiffness or paralysis, nausea and vomiting, and dry mouth” (Duke et al., 2002). [medicinalgarden.trekbirmingham.com]

• Excitement

  DIARRHEA FROM ANTICIPATION, EXCITEMENT, FRIGHT, BAD NEWS. CHILLINESS UP AND DOWN THE BACK. TREMBLING AND WEAKNESS. Heavy feeling, especially lower limbs. Sleeplessness from exhaustion, anticipation, excitement. Drowsiness. Sleepiness in students. [homeopathyforwomen.org]

  This condition of mind sometimes is temporarily suspended to give place to an alternate condition of excitement. [vithoulkas.com]

  (p. 38) Mind, dullness, think long, unable to (p. 38) Mind, excitement, excitable (p. 40) Mind, excitement, anticipating events, when (p. 40) Mind, excitement, bad news, after (p. 40) Mind, excitement, emotional, ailments from (p. 40) Mind, excitement [homeoint.org]

  Adapted to children ; young people ; women of a nervous, hysterical temperament ; irritable, sensitive, excitable ; people ; onanists, both sexes. [farmaciasantantonio.it]

• Seizure

  B) SEIZURE 1) SUMMARY a) Attempt initial control with a benzodiazepine (eg, diazepam, lorazepam). If seizures persist or recur, administer phenobarbital or propofol. b) Monitor for respiratory depression, hypotension, and dysrhythmias. [jodrugs.com]

  When ingested by pets, it can result in clinical signs of muscle weakness, paralysis, decreased respiratory rate, hypothermia, difficulty swallowing and breathing, vision problems, seizures and death when consumed. [petpoisonhelpline.com]

  Thus when exposed to strychnine, the motor neurons are firing wildly and out of control, resulting in seizures, and often death. Not good. Gelsemine however, is an agonist. [naturespoisons.com]

  The compound kills discreetly, in a mechanism similar to strychnine’s: Both plant-based compounds act on the brain to cause seizures and their accompanying convulsions, later paralyzing the spinal cord and its related organs — including the lungs. [inverse.com]

  Some patients that have been exposed to Gelsemium species survived, but showed signs of toxicity upon ingestion, the most common being dizziness, followed by other signs such as weakness, vomiting, seizures and coma. [umasstox.com]

• Giddiness

  In doses of from 90 to 120 minims, the drug acts apparently as a motor paralyser to a certain extent, causing languor, giddiness, and a partial paralysis of the ciliary muscle. [cebm.net]

  At low doses of 40 and 60 minums (1 minum = 1 drop = 0.06 mL) he observed no effects, but 20-minutes after ingesting 90 minums he experienced extreme “giddiness.” [naturespoisons.com]

  Other side effects include weakness, pupil contraction, impaired vision, severe giddiness which impairs balance, drooping eyelids and depressed respiration. [hunker.com]

  Excessive doses cause respiratory depression, giddiness, double vision and death[238]. It should not be prescribed for patients with heart disease, hypotension or myasthenia gravis[238]. See also the notes above on toxicity. [pfaf.org]

  Toxic symptoms include giddiness, weakness, ptosis, dilated pupils and respiratory depression. [drugs.com]

Its affects can be felt soon after ingestion and, depending on the amount ingested and the time that lapses between ingestion and treatment, death – usually by asphyxiation – can be imminent. [awkwardbotany.com]

What’s the treatment of a toxic ingestion? Respiratory support is the keystone of treatment of Gelsemium elegans toxicity. Some patients will require intubation. [umasstox.com]

Treatment was continued, but recovery was not complete for several days, the principal complaint being of great prostration and muscular weakness, particularly of the elevators of the lower jaw, and eyelids, and the muscles of the arms. [henriettes-herb.com]

It is, at present, mainly used in the treatment of neuralgic pains, especially those involving the facial nerves, particularly when arising from decaying teeth. [botanical.com]

Refer to the ACTIVATED CHARCOAL/TREATMENT management for further information. 2) Contraindications: unprotected airway (increases risk/severity of aspiration), nonfunctioning gastrointestinal tract, uncontrolled vomiting, and ingestion of most hydrocarbons [jodrugs.com]

Itching all over body, preventing sleep ; after scratching, a raw sore, surrounded by blisters. θ Neuralgic headache. Itching on head, face, neck and shoulders. Itching of skin, without eruption, < at night and from warmth. [farmaciasantantonio.it]

6.5.1) PREVENTION OF ABSORPTION/PREHOSPITAL A) EMESIS/ NOT RECOMMENDED - 1) EMESIS: Ipecac-induced emesis is not recommended because of the potential for seizures. [jodrugs.com]

Since convulsions have been prevented with benzodiazepines and pentobarbital, yet potentiated by reserpine, investigators speculate that alkaloids from Gelsemium elegans act at GABA receptors. [umasstox.com]

It produces an itching and redness of that tissue, this itching being violent enough to prevent the patient from falling asleep. A little eruption consisting of small pimples, and somewhat resembling that of measles, may appear. [vithoulkas.com]