Irritant Plants
Since
India is a tropical country, it is host to rich and varied flora of thousands
of plants, some of which are extremely poisonous. Most people in rural areas
depend for their food upon farms and gardens. Cases of accidental poisoning
occur not infrequently due to mistaken ingestion of toxic plant products or
contamination of foodstuffs. Some cases are related to intake of harmful herbal
remedies and “tradi-tional medicines”. A substantial number of cases involve
children for whom plants are accessible and attractive. In some Western
countries, 5 to 10% of all human exposures reported to poison control centres
involve plants. In India, the over-all percentage ranges from 6 to 15%, while
if rural populations are taken in isolation, the percentage may be as high as
63%.
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