A KETTLE FULL OF DATURA: I HAVE HEMORRHOIDS, BUT I DON’T CARE!

Abstract

There are numerous kinds of plants in the world. While it is known that some of these plants have features that threaten human life, it is also believed that chewing, swallowing, drinking, smoking or driving some plants can treat some diseases. There is a habit of treatment with plants that have been going on since ancient times. Today, in the unlimited world of the internet, there are numbers of plants which are described as nostrum and are presented to people with scientific formulas. These formulas, which are offered as a herbal cure, can cause life-threatening poisoning. In this article, we aimed to present a case of poisoning due to Datura stramonium plant used for hemorrhoid treatment after a prescription obtained from internet.

Keywords

• Herbalism,datura stramonium,internet,poisoning

BİR ÇAYDANLIK DOLUSU DATURA: HEMOROİDİM VAR AMA UMRUMDA DEĞİL.

Abstract

Doğada sayısız çeşitte bitki bulunmaktadır. Bu bitkilerin bir kısmının insan hayatını tehdit edici özelliklere sahip olduğu bilinmekteyken, bir kısmının ise çiğnenerek, yutularak, içilerek, tüttürülerek veya sürülerek kullanılmasının bazı hastalıkları tedavi ettiğine inanılmaktadır. Çok eski zamanlardan beri devam eden bitkilerle tedavi etme alışkanlığı, bugün internet gibi kullanım ve ulaşım sahası sınırsız olan bir dünyada, her an gözümüze çarpmakta ve daha düne kadar halk arasında “koca-karı ilacı” olarak tarif edilen birtakım bitkiler, bilimsel formüllerle insanlara sunulmaktadır. Bitkisel tedavi kürü olarak sunulan bu formüller, hayatı tehdit edici zehirlenmelere neden olabilir. Bu yazıda internetten edinilen bir tarif sonrası, hemoroid tedavisi için kullanılan Datura Stramonium bitkisine bağlı zehirlenme olgusunun sunulması amaçlanmıştır.  

Keywords

• Bitkisel tedavi,datura stramonium,internet,zehirlenme

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