South African Medical Journal 1984-May
Acute poisoning with Jatropha curcas (purging nut tree) in children.
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Abstract
During the first 3 months of 1983 8 children were admitted to Ga-Rankuwa Hospital with marked nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea after ingesting the seeds of Jatropha curcas. Five patients needed intravenous rehydration but all made a rapid and uneventful recovery.