Saravanapavananthan N, Ganeshamoorthy J
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Forensic Sci Int. 1988 Feb;36(3-4):247-50. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(88)90150-8.
Yellow oleander or Thevetia peruviana is a very common plant in the North of Sri Lanka. Ever since the fact that the fruits and kernel are poisonous was published in the Newspapers, many cases of poisoning due to Thevetia occurred. 170 cases of Thevetia poisoning admitted to the Teaching Hospital, Jaffna in the North of Sri Lanka are studied by the authors. The mortality, morbidity, age distribution, presenting symptoms and clinical findings are analysed. The action of the cardiac glycoside in Thevetia is clearly demonstrated in this study.
黄花夹竹桃，即秘鲁铁树，在斯里兰卡北部是一种非常常见的植物。自从报纸报道其果实和果仁有毒以来，发生了许多因黄花夹竹桃导致的中毒事件。作者对斯里兰卡北部贾夫纳教学医院收治的170例黄花夹竹桃中毒病例进行了研究。分析了死亡率、发病率、年龄分布、出现的症状和临床检查结果。本研究清楚地证明了黄花夹竹桃中心脏苷的作用。
