Toxic Effects of Rhamnus alaternus: A Rare Case Report

In Tunisia, there are about 478 species of plants commonly used in folk medicine. Medicinal plants and herbal remedies used are responsible for 2% of intoxications listed by Tunisian National Poison Center. Most cases are related to confusion between edible plants and toxic plants lookalikes or to a...

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Published in:Case reports in emergency medicine 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-5
Main Authors: Ben Salah, D., Amira, D., Ghorbal, H., Hedhili, A., Kaddour, M., Ouali, J., Belwaer, I., Nouioui, A., Snouda, S., Gana, I., Chaouali, N., Ben Ghezala, H., Masri, W.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Anorexia
Case Report
Chromatography
Diabetes
Free radicals
Hepatitis
Hospitals
Laboratories
Metabolic disorders
Nitrogen
Potassium
Scientific imaging
Toxicology
Tuberculosis
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Summary:In Tunisia, there are about 478 species of plants commonly used in folk medicine. Medicinal plants and herbal remedies used are responsible for 2% of intoxications listed by Tunisian National Poison Center. Most cases are related to confusion between edible plants and toxic plants lookalikes or to an excessive consumption of therapeutic plants. We report the case of a 58-year-old man admitted to the Emergency Department of the Regional Hospital of Zaghouan (Tunisia), with renal failure and rhabdomyolysis. The patient reported having daily consumption of a homemade tea based on Mediterranean Buckthorn roots, during the last 6 months to treat type 2 diabetes. The aim of this work was to establish an association between the consumption of the herbal remedy and the occurrence of both renal failure and rhabdomyolysis. No similar cases have been reported in recent literature.
ISSN:2090-648X
2090-6498
DOI:10.1155/2015/182951