Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Beginning Research

 Lily of the Valley

Convallatoxin has an LD50 of .08 mg/kg

7.26 mg to kill an adult male

Symptoms: salivation, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, pupil dilation, slow and irregular heartbeat, and hypertension

Monkshood

Aconitine has an LD50 of 1.8 mg/kg

163.3 mg to kill an adult male

Symptoms: hypotension, chest pain, palpitations, bradycardia, sinus tachycardia, ventricular ectopics, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation. The gastrointestinal features include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea

Foxglove

Digoxin has an LD50 of 17.78 mg/kg

1613 mg to kill an adult male

Symptoms: Confusion, irregular pulse, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fast heartbeat, or vision changes

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