Thevetia

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General EN

Thevetia.

Thevetia nereifolia. Cerbera thevetia. Ahovai-baum (of the Antilles). N. O. Apocynaceae. Tincture or trituration of the seeds.

Clinical EN

Diarrhoea. Somnolence. Throat, affections of. Vomiting.

Characteristics EN

J. Balfour observed the effect of eating the seeds on two boys, 8 and 6 1/2. This peculiar symptom was noted: "A tendency to sleep, disturbed every three to four minutes by irritation in the throat, and the discharge of a mouthful of frothy mucus with a sort of gulp; then the child would lie down and close his eyes until again disturbed."

Relations EN

Compare: Apocy. Stroph. Upas.

Throat EN

Tendency to sleep, disturbed every three to four minutes by irritation in the throat and discharge of a mouthful of frothy mucus with a sort of gulp; then the child would lie down and close his eyes again until again disturbed.

Stomach EN

Vomiting.

Stool EN

Bowels moved twice or thrice.