Solanum tuberosum
Plant · Solanaceae
Poisonous plant parts that cause severe gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms. Contains solanin which causes colic, tetanic spasms, and respiratory depression. Effective for rheumatic conditions and paralytic states with mucus accumulation.
Key symptoms
- Cramps and spasms
- Trismus
- Amaurosis
- Vision indistinct
- Tongue paralysis
- Rheumatic iritis
- Vomiting and diarrhea
- Stammering
Solanum tuberosum. Potato. N. O. Solanaceæ. Tincture of the berries. Tincture of green potatoes. Tincture of fresh plant.
Clinical
Amaurosis. Cramps. Iritis, rheumatic. Stammering. Trismus. Tumours.
Characteristics
The poisonous properties of the berries and leaves of the potato plant are well known, and the tubers are popularly believed to have anti-scorbutic properties when eaten as food. Under some conditions the tubers have been known to contain poisonous quantities of Solanin. The symptoms of the Schema are the result of eating new potatoes, green potatoes, an extract, and the berries. The last proved fatal in a number of instances. Sickness and diarrhœa with tenesmus, giddiness, dilated pupils and indistinct vision, a paralytic condition of the tongue, cramps, and tetanic spasms are the main features of the poisonings. Cooper relieved with a single dose of Sol. t. Ø a case of rheumatic iritis. Burnett cured a case of tumours feeling like masses of potatoes in the abdomen with Sol. t.; and it assisted him in the cure of a case of tumours all round the cervix uteri. Urt. ur. finished this cure.
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