Aconitum kusnezoffii is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine. It is the dried root tuber of Ranunculaceae plant Kusnezoff monkshood, which is a kind of Aconitum. China Pharmacopoeia records its efficacy as "expelling wind and removing dampness, warming channels and relieving pain". It can be used for arthralgia due to wind-cold-dampness, arthralgia, cardiodynia, cold colic and anesthesia to relieve pain. "Popularly speaking, it can dispel wind, remove dampness and relieve pain, which is why people eat grass.

However, people don't realize that kusnezoff monkshood is very toxic. The toxicity of Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii is mainly due to its various alkaloids, including aconitine, hypaconitine and neoaconitine, which are not only the main medicinal components of Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, but also the toxic components of Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii. Like a double-edged sword, it can cure diseases if used well, but it will be poisoned if eaten badly.

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Symptoms of black grass poisoning

1, vagus nerve excitement, manifested as sweating, salivation, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, bradycardia, blood pressure drop, pupil contraction, incontinence and pulmonary edema.

2. Peripheral nerve injury is characterized by numbness, tightness, pain, weakening of temperature or allergic feeling in the mouth, tongue and whole body, and even dyskinesia in severe cases.

3. By exciting vagus nerve, the autonomy of sinoatrial node is reduced, and the autonomy of ectopic pacing point is increased, causing various arrhythmias.

4, directly poisoning the myocardium. Most of these injuries occurred in the first 24 hours after taking the medicine. According to the medication history and the clinical symptoms and signs listed in table 1, it is not difficult to diagnose. There is no difference between group A and group B in gender, age, symptoms and signs caused by vagus nerve excitation and peripheral nerve damage.

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