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Acute intoxication withAcute intoxication with

ethnobotanical atethnobotanical at

childchild

Author : Ro u Eduard Vasile

Co-author : Hristea Rzvan-Daniel

Science coordinating: Asistent universitar Solange TamaraRou

Universitatea de Medicin i Farmacie Gr.T.Popa Iai

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IntroductionIntroduction

Ethnobotanical acute poisoning in childrendetermine an acute vital risk.

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SubstancesSubstances

from various plants, ingested or inhaled cause similarsymptoms, those of psychotropic substances.

Examples :

Nymphaea caerulea Sav.

Acid ibotenicMuscimolAmanita muscaria (L:Fr.) LamAmanita pantherinaKetaminaSalvia divinorum Epling & JativaSalvinorin A-FTabernanthe iboga (L.) Nutt.Ibogaina

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The objectiveThe objective

The purpose of this study is to highlightthe features of poisoning in childrenethnobotanical recorded in the Children

Hospital "Santa Maria" Iasi for twoyears(2009-2010).

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CercetationCercetation

The study is based on analyzing the maincharacteristics of the 71 cases presentedin the UPU (Emergency Receiving Unit)

as a result of acute intoxicationethnobotanical. The data source was aregister Poisoning of UPU, and thedatabase was done in EXCEL program.

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The spytomes of intoxication withThe spytomes of intoxication with

the ethonobotanicals plantsthe ethonobotanicals plantsheadachehallucination

tachycardia

convulsionsenthusiasm

ecstasy

delirium

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HeadacheHeadache

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HallucinationHallucination

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TachycardiaTachycardia

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EnthusiasmEnthusiasm

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DeliriumDelirium

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ResultsResults

Environmental analysis showsthat in rural residence exist18 cases (25,35%) and inurban 53 cases (74,64%).

The proportion ofurban/rural is 2,9/1.

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Male ? Female ?Male ? Female ?

Of the 71 poisoned children, 49 weremales ( 69,01% ) and 22 female(30,98%).

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AprofundationAprofundation

Cases were aged between 10 and 18 ,21.12% are in the age group 10-14

years, the remaining 78.87% in the age

group 15-18 years.

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Ethnobotanical consumer profileEthnobotanical consumer profile

We have established such ethnobotanicalconsumer profile: teenager from 15 yearsold, male, from urban environment,

which is acute intoxicated at the end ofweek, in the first trimester of the school

year.

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ConclusionsConclusions

These findings points out that amongchildren, the consumption of legal herbsrequire complex and urgent preventivemeasures, involving family, school andsociety to prevent consuming.

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