Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances

Interest and information in the field of medical toxicology has grown rapidly, but there has never been a concise, authoritative reference focused on the subjects of natural substances, chemical and physical toxins, drugs of abuse, and pharmaceutical overdoses. Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances finally gives you an easily accessible resource for vital toxicological information on foods, plants, and animals in key areas in the natural environment.

Auteur
Dr. Donald G. Barceloux is presently a Staff Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Pomona Valley Community Hospital. He is also a teacher at UCLA, an active consultant on medical toxicology, and a fellow at the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, American College of Medical Toxicology, and the American College of Emergency Medicine. In addition, he has written an array of papers and co-authored a medical toxicology reference book.

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FOREWORD xv

PREFACE xvii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix

REVIEW PANEL xxi

PART 1 FOODBORNE and MICROBIAL TOXINS 1

I Chemical Contamination and Additives 5
by Cyrus Rangan, MD, FAAP

1 Food Contamination 5

2 Food Additives and Sensitivities 22

II Staples and Spices 34

3 Akee Fruit and Jamaican Vomiting Sickness (Blighia sapida Köenig) 34

4 Cinnamon (Cinnamomum Species) 39

5 Cyanogenic Foods (Cassava, Fruit Kernels, and Cycad Seeds) 44

6 Cycad Seeds and Chronic Neurologic Disease (Cycas Species) 54

7 Djenkol Bean [Archidendron jiringa (Jack) I. C. Nielsen] 59

8 Grass Pea and Neurolathyrism (Lathyrus sativus L.) 62

9 Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) 67

10 Pepper and Capsaicin (Capsicum and Piper Species) 71

11 Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Solanine Toxicity (Solanum tuberosum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.) 77

12 Rhubarb and Oxalosis (Rheum Species) 84

III Microbes 89

A Bacteria 89
by Cyrus Rangan, MD, FAAP

13 Bacillus cereus 89

14 Campylobacter jejuni 96

15 Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) 103

16 Clostridium perfringens 114

17 Escherichia coli 120

18 Listeria monocytogenes 133

19 Salmonella 141

20 Shigella Species (Shiga Enterotoxins) 150

21 Staphylococcus aureus 156

22 Streptococcus Species 162

23 Vibrio Species 167

24 Yersinia enterocolitica 174

B Other Microbes 181

25 Cyanobacteria 181

26 Protozoa and Intestinal Parasites 191

27 Gastrointestinal Viruses 202

IV Seafood 212

28 Amnesic Shellfi sh Poisoning and Domoic Acid 212

29 Azaspiracid Shellfi sh Poisoning and Azaspiracid Toxins 218

30 Diarrhetic Shellfi sh Poisoning and Okadaic Acid 222

31 Neurotoxic Shellfi sh Poisoning and Brevetoxins 227

32 Paralytic Shellfi sh Poisoning and Saxitoxins 231

33 Ciguatera Fish Poisoning and Ciguatoxins 238

34 Puffer Fish Poisoning and Tetrodotoxin 247

35 Red Whelk and Tetramine 253

36 Scombroid Fish, Scombrotoxin, and Histamine 256

PART 2 FUNGAL TOXINS 261

I Mushrooms 265

37 Amatoxin-Containing Mushrooms 265

38 False Morel and Gyromitrin Poisoning 285

39 Gastroenteritis-Producing Mushrooms 290

40 Inky Cap and Coprine Toxicity [Coprinus atramentarius (Bull.) Fr.] 294

41 Isoxazole-Containing Mushrooms and Pantherina Syndrome (Amanita muscaria, Amanita pantherina) 298

42 Muscarine-Containing Mushrooms and Muscarine Toxicity (Clitocybe and Inocybe Species) 303

43 Orellanine-Containing Mushrooms and Nephrotoxicity (Cortinarius Species) 307

44 Paxillus and Other Mushroom Syndromes 312

II Mycotoxins 317

45 Mycotoxins 317

PART 3 MEDICINAL HERBS and ESSENTIAL OILS 373

I Medicinal Herbs 377

46 Aloe Vera [Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.] 377

47 Aristolochic Acid and Chinese Herb Nephropathy 382

48 Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa L.) 388

49 Blue Cohosh [Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.] 394

50 Borage (Borago offi cinalis L.) 397

51 Burdock Root (Arctium lappa L.) 400

52 Calamus (Acorus calamus L.) 403

53 Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora T. Nees & Eberm.) 407

54 Cascara (Frangula purshiana Cooper) 414

55 Cat's Claw [Uncaria tomentosa (Willd. ex Schult.) DC.] 421

56 Chamomile [Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert, Chamaemelum nobile L.] 425

57 Chaparral [Larrea tridentata (Sesse & Moc. ex DC.) Vail] 429

58 Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus L.) 434

59 Clove and Eugenol [Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry] 437

60 Colocynth [Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.] 443 61 Coltsf...