Celandine is a modest unpretentious plant, the main component of many traditional medicine recipes. It is used to make ointments, tinctures, decoctions that have bactericidal and wound healing effects. But long-term treatment, excess dosage, non-compliance with precautions when handling toxic substances provoke poisoning with celandine. Harmless at first glance, the herb can cause pulmonary edema and cardiac arrest.

Characteristic features of celandine

Several types of celandine are described in the botanical literature, but the most famous and recognizable is the greater celandine, or Chelidonium majus. A plant with golden flowers and dark green petiolate leaves can grow up to a meter tall. Initially, celandine grew only in Europe and the Mediterranean countries, regions with a temperate climate. And in the era of the conquistadors, the herb was brought to America to treat skin diseases.

Some plant fruits contain a succulent structure (elaysome) that ants feed their larvae with. Celandine seeds outwardly resemble elisome, which makes insects deliver them to anthills. In a moist, warm environment, the seeds sprout safely.

When the straight stem of celandine is broken, a thick juice is released, which turns orange in the open air. The Latinized name of the plant in translation means "swallow". In ancient times, it was believed that birds treat their blind chicks with grass juice, dropping it into the eyes.

The beneficial effect of the plant

Poisoning by various parts of celandine can occur both with internal and external use. But if the recommended dosages are observed, the plant brings tangible benefits to the body:

1. The bactericidal properties of celandine are used in the treatment of skin diseases. Diluted juice cauterize warts or benign neoplasms. Ointments based on celandine are used in the treatment of rashes of allergic etiology.. When mixing the juice with any greasy cream, you get an excellent remedy for removing dry corns.
2. The choleretic and analgesic effect of the plant has found application in the treatment of certain pathologies of the liver and gallbladder. Usually, a 5% aqueous infusion of celandine is used for this, which is taken drop by drop in strict accordance with medical recommendations.

The diuretic properties of poisonous herbs are not used in folk and official medicine due to the high toxicity of the herb. For the same reason, it was no longer used in the treatment of ocular pathologies after more frequent cases of ulceration of the mucous membrane.

On the basis of celandine, a drug was synthesized for the prevention and treatment of malignant tumors. Taking a pharmacological agent does not replace the main treatment and chemotherapy.

A fatty oil is made from the seeds of the plant, which has an anti-corrosion effect.. The bright orange juice from the stem is used to make dyes, including biological objects. The antimicrobial property of the plant is used to disinfect and regenerate burnt skin.

Toxic properties of celandine

The composition of the grass is varied. The highest concentration of toxic compounds accumulates in the stem and roots.. Toxic substances dangerous to human life include the alkaloids listed below:

• Spartein. The properties of the poison are similar to those contained in the hemlock. The alkaloid depresses respiration, lowers blood pressure to dangerous levels.
• Chelidonin. Papaverine and morphine have an effect similar to this compound: they disrupt the functioning of the central nervous system, lower tactile reflexes, and provoke arterial hypotension. Taking a significant dose of an alkaloid inhibits the blood supply in the human body.
• Chelerythrin. A toxic substance can cause extensive burns of the mucous membranes and upper layers of the epidermis. Large blisters with liquid contents appear on the skin, which unbearably itch and hurt.
• Sanguinarine. After entering the body, the alkaloid provokes a short-term euphoric state. It develops against the background of increased salivation and excitation of the smooth muscle of the intestine. After some time, the victim is diagnosed with a tremor of the limbs, followed by convulsions.
• Protopin. Reduces a person's ability to respond quickly to external stimuli. The alkaloid causes a decrease in the functional activity of the central nervous system.
• Homochelilidonin. The substance has anticonvulsant and anesthetic properties. Reduces the sensitivity of the skin and mucous membranes to external stimuli.

Human poisoning can occur under the action of any component of the chemical composition of celandine. And with a combination of toxic properties, intoxication will lead to serious complications and death.

On the pastures of agricultural land, animals bypass the areas where the celandine grows. When harvesting hay, farmers try to prevent even individual specimens of the plant, which retains poisonous properties when dried, from getting into the feed.

Treatment with celandine is contraindicated during pregnancy, during breastfeeding. It is strictly forbidden to use products based on plant juice in the treatment of children and adolescents with increased permeability of blood vessels. Poisonous grass can provoke relapses of chronic diseases of the liver and urinary system of a person. People with systemic pathologies should consult an endocrinologist and dermatologist before using celandine infusions or tinctures.

How can you get poisoned with celandine

Patients with a diagnosis of acute poisoning with poisonous celandine alkaloids often end up in intensive care units. In the vast majority of cases, the victims were treated on their own using prescriptions from dubious pamphlets or on the advice of a neighbor. Intoxication can develop with improper harvesting of plants and their further processing..

It is impossible to collect medicinal herbs growing along highways, large roads, in the yards of multi-storey buildings, near industrial enterprises. Celandine is able to actively absorb toxins from the surrounding atmosphere.

The main mistake that people make when treating with poisonous herbs is to gradually or quickly increase the dose in order to recover soon. Celandine alkaloids are able to accumulate in cells and tissues, so every extra drop of the drug taken will provoke fatal poisoning. The presence of pathologies of the urinary system in humans limits the use of the plant due to impaired blood filtration and (or) urine excretion.

Some patients in intensive care units approached therapy in a complex way, wanting to get rid of all diseases at once. They cauterized papillomas with celandine juice and at the same time drank celandine tincture to treat the gallbladder. Even a healthy liver will quickly fail, without transferring the excess load. Hepatocytes are not able to neutralize and process such a quantity of toxic compounds. There is destruction of liver cells, tissue necrosis of the biological filter. Continuation of "therapy" ends with an extensive abscess.

Poisoning can occur if the rules for storing highly concentrated alcohol or water tinctures are not followed. Young children are extremely curious - mysterious bottles and vials can attract them. There are many cases of fatal poisoning of citizens suffering from alcoholism. Relatives perfectly hid alcohol from them, not taking into account the medicinal tinctures of celandine for alcohol. It is enough for alcoholics to take a small amount of such a remedy for the doctors who arrive to ascertain the death of a person.

Symptoms of poisonous plant poisoning

The severity of the clinical picture of poisoning is directly dependent on the dose of the toxic substance, the route of penetration into the bloodstream, and the resistance of the victim's body to the action of endotoxins. More often, chronic poisoning is diagnosed in self-treatment lovers who have been taking celandine solutions for years. For this form of intoxication, the following symptoms are characteristic:

1. Neurological disorders: apathy, sleep disorder, anxiety, irritability.
2. Skin rashes, dry mucous membranes and dermis.
3. Digestive disorders: nausea, heartburn, belching with an unpleasant odor, flatulence, bloating.
4. Peristalsis disorder: chronic diarrhea or constipation.
5. Decreased visual acuity, swelling and redness of the eyelids.
6. Urination disorders, dark color and unpleasant smell of urine.
7. Paleness of the skin.

The danger of such intoxication lies in the possibility of an even greater overdose. People are beginning to take celandine in increased amounts to alleviate their condition.

In chronic poisoning, the victims are not able to recognize the problem, to draw the correct conclusion about the cause of poor health. Intoxication is detected at the stage of significant damage to the liver, kidneys, heart, blood vessels.

The acute form of poisoning develops when a large dose of celandine alkaloids is accidentally or deliberately taken orally. The victim develops the following signs of intoxication:

• dilated pupils, lack of reaction to bright light;
• involuntary urination and defecation;
• tremor of the upper and lower extremities;
• respiratory disorders, convulsive wheezing when trying to take a breath;
• increased sweating, cold perspiration, chills, fever;
• palpitations, arrhythmia;
• low pressure.

As the alkaloids of celandine are absorbed into the blood, convulsions appear in a person, pulmonary and cerebral edema develops. In the absence of medical intervention, the death of the victim occurs within a few minutes.

First aid and treatment of intoxication with celandine

The people around the victim cannot assess his condition due to ignorance of the dose taken. Therefore, you should immediately call a doctor who will conduct detoxification therapy. While the doctor is on the way, you need to provide first aid to the person. If he is unconscious, turn him on his side and cover. In case of cardiac arrest, resuscitation procedures are performed:

• indirect heart massage;
• mouth to mouth breathing.

If celandine juice gets on the skin or mucous membranes, it is necessary to wash off the toxic substance with a stream of water and treat with disinfectant solutions. In the case when a poisonous substance has penetrated the gastrointestinal tract, you need to induce vomiting:

1. Dissolve a few crystals of potassium permanganate in a liter of warm water and give the victim a drink.
2. Cleanse the stomach until a clear liquid is discharged from the stomach without admixture of food particles.

In case of poisoning with plant alkaloids, you can give a person any laxative. The poison not adsorbed by the walls of the organs of the digestive system will quickly be excreted from the body.

There is no complex antidote for celandine intoxication.. The doctor hospitalizes the patient for treatment with drugs that neutralize the action of alkaloids. Further therapy is based on the elimination of symptoms of poisoning with saline solutions with glucose, diuretic drugs.

Celandine has been known to us since childhood, because its localization is very extensive: in forests, in fields, in yards, in summer cottages, you can find its thickets. This plant belongs to the poppy family, a genus of dicots. It is distinguished by bright yellow juice when cut.

The celandine has the richest chemical composition. Carotene, ascorbic, citric, malic, succinic acids, essential oils, saponins, natural antibiotics - this is not the whole list of useful substances that this plant is rich in. Is celandine poisonous or not? Undoubtedly. In addition to vitamins and phytoncides, celandine consists of a number of alkaloids, such as: coptisine, protopine, chelidonine, sanguinarine, alocryptonine, cheleritine, berberine and others (more than twenty species). These substances are contained mainly in the roots, but there are many of them in the stem with foliage. They can cause serious harm if celandine is used in excess dosages.

Properties and use of celandine

In folk and traditional medicine. It has a wide spectrum of action, which includes:

• anesthetic,
• sedative,
• painkiller,
• detoxifying,
• laxative,
• anti-inflammatory,
• diuretic,
• choleretic,
• wound healing,
• antitumor,
• antifungal.

With the help of celandine, various diseases of the liver, gallbladder, stomach, pancreas and intestines are treated. Celandine is used against the development and growth of metastases, malignant tumors of various etiologies, they are treated with inflammatory diseases of the female genital area, cervical erosion and endometriosis. He also wins diseases of the bronchi and lungs, including tuberculosis, diseases of the upper respiratory tract, nervous system, joints, bones, and skin. Celandine is especially effective for psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema, dandruff, ulcers, high blood pressure, convulsions, polyarthritis, asthma, gout. It is taken orally and baths are made with it, ointments and decoctions are made.

Celandine relieves pain of various kinds: headache, dental, menstrual. Everyone knows that “hanging” moles and warts are cauterized with concentrated juice / infusion of celandine.

Symptoms of celandine poisoning

It is not difficult to get poisoned with celandine poisons - it is enough to calculate the dosage incorrectly. You can also get poisoned by thoughtlessly using this plant inside not for the purpose of treatment, which happens with children. In any case, the following symptoms will not keep you waiting:

• vomit,
• loose stool,
• cramps and pain in the abdomen,
• dizziness and weakness,
• dilated pupils,
• increased sweating,
• headache,
• suffocation,
• arrhythmia, tachycardia,
• violation of pressure (lowering),
• convulsions,
• cough,
• depressed state of mind
• contact dermatitis.

Nicotine toxicosis, jaundice, coma and even death - this is what can happen if you drink a strong infusion or celandine juice.

First aid for celandine poisoning

First of all, it is necessary to call an ambulance and not hope to “wait out” the poisoning at home, and washing the stomach. In this case, these procedures could have some positive effect, but most doctors tend to ban them due to increased risks and aspiration.

The following measures must be taken:

• determine if the victim is conscious
• if a person is not in a conscious state, breathing and pulse are checked along the arm or neck (on the carotid artery),
• in the absence of a pulse and breathing, an indirect heart massage, artificial respiration,
• if there are signs of heartbeat and breathing, the patient is laid on his side, given the maximum flow of oxygen (unfasten clothes, which can constrain the chest and stomach, ventilate the room),
• if a person is conscious - to remove toxic substances, he needs to take a sorbent, such as activated carbon (1 tablet per 5 kilograms of weight),
• drink plenty of clean water
• wait for the ambulance to arrive.

Typically, a doctor will inject an opioid receptor antagonist into a patient and flush the stomach with a tube to remove the poison. Naturally, the hospital takes measures to maintain cardiovascular and respiratory activity. If necessary, the patient is connected to a ventilator. Blood glucose and the state of the nervous system are monitored, diuretics and saline are administered.

If a plant burn occurred when applied externally, there was a burning sensation, redness, it is necessary to rinse the damaged area well with cool running water. If the skin after applying the juice or adjusting the celandine is covered with blisters, spots, itches and hurts, you should urgently see a doctor. If you are allergic to celandine and any of its components, its use in any dosage is prohibited!

Prevention of celandine poisoning

To avoid poisoning with dangerous celandine poisons, it is necessary, first of all, to decide whether celandine is really suitable for treating your disease. You can always gargle with eucalyptus and calendula, there are many safer remedies for inflammation and analgesic, urinary and choleretic effects. It is especially dangerous to use celandine for the treatment of female diseases in the form of douches and tampons moistened with its tincture or juice (it is very difficult to maintain the correct dilution proportions and, otherwise, a severe burn of the mucous membrane will be obtained). It is no less dangerous to treat eye diseases, such as conjunctivitis, leukoma, barley, trachoma, by instilling a weak decoction of celandine into the eyes.

However, there are diseases in which celandine is stronger than other drugs. Cases of recovery of patients with tuberculosis were known, and not in the initial stage. In any case, the method and strategy of treatment should be discussed with the attending physician. If the decision to use celandine is made, we give our readers the following recommendations:

1. do not apply treatment based on prescriptions written on the Internet, newspapers and books,
2. contact a graduate, avoiding "folk" doctors and the advice of friends,
3. strictly observe the dosage of the drug prescribed by the doctor,
4. store celandine in a separate container / vessel, out of the reach of children,
5. do not treat children with celandine preparations,
6. do not take celandine in combination with such medicines:
   • phenytoin,
   • fluconazole,
   • methotrexate,
   • lovastine,
   • methyldop,
   • paracetamol,
   • amiodarone,
   • simvastin.

Chelidonium majus L. is the only species of the celandine genus (Chelidonium) of the poppy family (Papaveraceae). The Russian names of the plant - "celandine" and "warthog" are associated with the use of juice to remove warts and some skin formations. In Russia, as a weed, it grows in the middle lane, mainly near housing, in vegetable gardens, along ditches.

This is a perennial herb. Stem 50-100 cm tall, erect. The leaves are petiolate, pinnatipartite, have ovate lobes, green above, bluish below. The edges are uneven. The flowers are yellow, collected in an umbrella-shaped inflorescence at the top of the stem and branches. Each flower consists of four petals about 1 cm long. Celandine blooms from May to August. The fruit is a long pod-like capsule. The seeds are small, black, similar to elaiosomes (an oilseed appendage of seeds), which attracts ants that spread these seeds. Celandine juice in folk medicine is used to remove warts, dry calluses, papillomas and some other skin formations. Based on the juice, medicines with the same properties are made. The whole plant is poisonous, especially the roots. Toxicity is due to milky orange juice, which contains over 20 alkaloids. The roots contain 1.944% alkaloids, the stem and leaves - up to 1.87%. The possibility of poisoning is associated with its widespread use in folk medicine as an external and internal remedy. The meat of animals poisoned with celandine is poisonous. Of the alkaloids, the following are the most active.

Chelidonine belongs to the isoquinoline series, similar in structure to papaverine and morphine. Causes depression of the central nervous system, when applied topically reduces the sensitivity of the skin, getting into the body, causes arterial hypotension. When used in large doses, it can cause collapse.

Homochelidonin is a convulsive substance, a strong local anesthetic. Causes CNS depression, may cause convulsions. When applied topically, it reduces skin sensitivity.

Heleritrin has a locally irritating effect. When removing warts, it can cause burns on intact skin with the formation of blisters.

Sanguinarine has a short-term narcotic effect, followed by the development of strychnine-like convulsions, stimulates intestinal peristalsis and saliva secretion. Causes irritation upon contact with skin, followed by anesthesia,

Protopin reduces the reactivity of the autonomic nervous system, stimulates the smooth muscles of the uterus.

Spartein blocks the sympathetic ganglia (hypotensive effect), is similar in action to the alkaloid coniine, isolated from the hemlock spotted,

The celandine also contained traces of essential oil, a lot of ascorbic acid (up to 1000 mg%), carotene, flavonoids, saponins, bitterness, organic acids: chelidonic, malic, citric and succinic, resinous substances. The herb has antibacterial properties.

Celandine is a common herbaceous plant that has both medicinal and poisonous properties. Consider how celandine poisoning can occur, its symptoms, treatment, first aid methods for intoxication.

Features of treatment

Celandine is used in official and folk medicine for the treatment of a number of dermatological pathologies. Celandine preparations are also used for the prevention and treatment of liver pathologies. The plant has a wound healing, antimicrobial, antifungal effect.

Some representatives of traditional medicine recommend that patients drink celandine preparations for oral treatment for the treatment of gastric and intestinal pathologies, diseases of the ear, throat or nose, female genital organs and nervous disorders. Official medicine does not recommend doing this, as celandine poisoning can occur.

Due to its toxicity, the drug has anti-cancer properties. But due to the fact that patients in most cases do not know how to drink celandine preparations to cleanse the body, signs of poisoning by this plant may appear.

The poisonous properties of the plant

The composition of the celandine is varied. It contains a large amount of alkaloids. The ingress of even a small amount of alkaloids into the blood can cause a variety of disruptions in the functioning of various organs and systems.

1. The alkaloid sparteine ​​leads to respiratory depression not only in humans, but also in rabbits. Contributes to a life-threatening drop in blood pressure.
2. Chelidonin lowers blood pressure, "turns off" tactile reflexes.
3. Chelerythrin causes severe burns of the skin and mucous membranes. Leads to the formation of large and very painful blisters.
4. Sanguinarine causes short-term euphoria, stimulates the production of a large amount of saliva.
5. Protopin inhibits the work of the central nervous system of humans and rabbits.
6. Homochelilidonin has anticonvulsant properties.

You can get poisoned by any of the listed alkaloids that make up the celandine.

How can poisoning happen?

This plant contains a significant amount of active and highly toxic alkaloids. When they penetrate inside, the central nervous system is affected in a person, respiratory disorders and heart function occur.

All parts of this plant are toxic. Celandine poisoning can occur when a dangerous dose of the drug enters the body. Those people who drink decoctions, infusions of celandine are at risk, including for cleansing the body.

It must be remembered that celandine is a poison, and sometimes it is very difficult to calculate the toxic dose. There is a danger in the treatment of this poisonous plant for every person, even if you drink the amount of celandine recommended by traditional medicine.

It is dangerous for humans to chew the leaves of the plant to treat toothache. Even when not swallowing saliva, the symptoms of celandine poisoning may appear in people who drank decoctions or infusions of the plant.

Celandine is especially dangerous when ingested preparations from the roots of the plant. They contain a lot of toxic alkaloids. Signs of poisoning with celandine are also used externally in the treatment of warts. However, in this case they may be local in nature.

Intoxication can be not only after the abuse of plant juice, but also when ingesting alcohol tincture. This can happen in people who are addicted to alcohol.

Symptoms

Symptoms of celandine poisoning in humans are as follows.

• Nausea and vomiting.
• Diarrhea (it is accompanied by severe intestinal cramps and bloating).
• Severe pupil dilation (mydriasis).
• Increased heart rate (arrhythmia and tachycardia).
• The appearance of a large amount of cold sweat.
• Severe breathing difficulties in the form of shortness of breath and painful cough.
• Paleness of the skin.
• Involuntary muscle twitches - fasciculations.
• Seizures.
• Loss of consciousness, coma.

In severe cases, death occurs against the background of developing acute cardiovascular insufficiency.

With improper local application, a celandine burn is possible. It has the following features:

1. Development of contact-type dermatitis at the site of application of the celandine preparation.
2. The appearance of a rash, large blisters.
3. Severe redness of the skin.

If symptoms of celandine poisoning appear, you should immediately contact your doctor. This should be done even if the manifestation of intoxication seems unexpressed. Celandine is an insidious poison, and sometimes a person may have a latent period of poisoning. This can happen if you drink a small amount of the plant preparation.

Emergency help for intoxication

In case of ingestion of celandine preparations inside or with improper external use, first aid is required. You should immediately call for emergency help or try to take the patient to a medical facility on your own. Measures of emergency assistance will depend on how much consciousness is preserved in a person.

If the patient is conscious, then he needs to be given a tablet (one tablet per 5 kg of weight). If there is no activated charcoal, then any other should be given. The patient must be constantly monitored and not left on his own, because his state of health may deteriorate sharply.

If a poisoned person has no consciousness, then the procedure for providing first aid will be somewhat different.

• Pulse and respiratory rate should be checked. If they are not determined, then it is necessary to carry out resuscitation measures (indirect heart massage and mechanical ventilation) before the arrival of an ambulance.
• If the pulse and respiration are preserved, then the patient should be laid on his side, to provide him with a fresh portion of air. To do this, unfasten tight clothing, shoes.
• Before the arrival of doctors, you must constantly monitor the arrival of the doctor.

In case of poisoning, it is strictly forbidden to artificially induce vomiting in a patient. The alkaloids of this plant are already in the blood, and under their influence there is a pronounced disruption of the liver, heart, and nervous system. Vigorous gastric lavage in such a serious condition can further worsen the patient's condition. It is forbidden to take laxatives and other drugs.

There is no specific treatment for celandine poisoning. The patient is hospitalized for measures to remove the poison from the body. Symptoms of poisoning are eliminated by intravenous infusion of electrolyte solutions, glucose, diuretics. The recovery of a person depends on how to treat this serious condition.

It should be remembered that self-treatment of intoxication with celandine is strictly prohibited.

Effects

If a person does not have severe disorders of the heart, kidneys, breathing, then he is usually discharged after 12 hours. Recovery will be much faster if the victim is given plenty of fluids. Food should be light and dietary.

With severe disorders of kidney function, the patient's hearts are transferred to the artificial therapy department. Especially dangerous is the use of celandine for the liver. The dangerous consequences of intoxication with this plant are the development of cholestatic hepatitis.

In rare cases, a person cannot be saved.

Video: celandine.

Prevention of poisoning

To prevent poisoning, you need to know how to drink celandine properly. For the treatment of diseases of the stomach and liver, it is enough to use 2-3 drops of tincture before meals. With the help of plant juice, headaches, colds, flu, and inflammatory pathologies can be treated. But to provide a therapeutic effect, it is enough to use half a teaspoon of the plant once a day before meals.

Celandine also has an antitumor effect. It is used in the form of decoctions at the initial stage of the development of cancer. It is necessary to use one teaspoon of the decoction before meals three times a day.

To prevent poisoning, it is forbidden to use any celandine preparations in such cases:

1. Pregnancy and lactation.
2. Cardiological pathologies.
3. Psychoses.
4. Epilepsy.
5. Decreased blood pressure.
6. Tendency to allergic reactions.

Celandine is an effective medicinal plant used for many diseases. You must carefully follow the instructions for using this product. Neglect of the recommendations of the attending physician can cause severe poisoning. They must be treated without fail in a hospital or intensive care unit. First aid in case of poisoning is mandatory.

The plant contains a large number of substances useful to humans, but along with them, it also includes very dangerous alkaloids:

• homochelidonin, which can cause convulsions;
• chelerythrin, which causes irritation of the body;
• sanguinarine, similar in its actions to drugs;
• protopin acting on the nervous system;
• chelidonin, its actions resemble morphine.

All these alkaloids cause symptoms that indicate poisoning by this plant.

Cause of poisoning

Celandine is filled with useful properties for humans, but it detects a lot of toxic substances in the composition. Penetrating into the blood, toxins inhibit the cells of the liver, respiratory and nervous systems, and cardiovascular activity is disrupted. The flower is extremely poisonous.

Pure celandine juice is considered the strongest poison. An excessive dose of celandine as part of an infusion or ointment provokes severe intoxication. The means used by traditional medicine are prepared according to a common recipe. The body of each person has individual characteristics. No one conducts separate calculations and recipes in traditional medicine. Poison affects everyone individually.

You can poison yourself with tincture, a collection of celandine. Components act on people in different ways. Therefore, for one, the infusion will be useful, and the other may be poisoned by such a volume. Some prefer to use tinctures with milk - add a few drops. A toxic plant in combination with a dairy substance provokes damage to the body.

In alternative medicine, there is a method for treating toothache - chewing the root of a flower. Contact of the oral mucosa with an alkaloid ends in a burn. Poison can enter the bloodstream through the membrane of the mouth and cause severe poisoning!

The toxin causes intoxication by penetrating into the blood through the skin. External contact can result in simple irritation in a separate part of the body or provoke a serious illness.

Clinical picture

If help is not provided, the signs of celandine poisoning increase. The victim develops weakness, some light narcotic effect is noted. Perhaps dizziness, impaired coordination of movements, weakness. The patient complains of headaches, salivation. The skin is pale and moist. Subsequently, convulsive twitching of the muscles begins. The patient's mind becomes confused.

In severe cases of intoxication, acute cardiac and respiratory failure develops. This is expressed in violation of the heart rhythm, difficulty breathing. Respiratory depression, dehydration, low blood pressure can be fatal.

If the juice gets on the skin, toxic dermatitis develops.

In case of oral poisoning with a part of the plant or its juice, there is a burning sensation in the mouth, along the esophagus, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, frequent loose stools, sometimes with an admixture of blood. A short-term narcotic effect is also characteristic. General weakness increases, convulsive twitching of muscles is noted, consciousness gradually becomes confused.

Signs of celandine poisoning

The poisonous substances that are part of the celandine cause quite serious poisoning. In this case, there are certain symptoms characteristic of intoxication.

Signs:

• pain in the abdomen,
• nausea, gag reflex,
• loose stools, often involuntary,
• dizzy,
• soreness in the head
• the skin becomes pale and moist,
• problems in the work of the cardiac system,
• pressure drop,
• fatigue, weakness, apathy,
• breathing problems
• disturbance of consciousness
• increased sweating,
• allergic reactions on the skin,
• the appearance of a strong cough,
• convulsions,
• coma.

If a person has such symptoms of poisoning, then you need to give him first aid as soon as possible. Otherwise, a violation of cardiac activity is possible, which can lead to death.

The first intake of celandine infusion can provoke acute poisoning in humans. Signs appear immediately and are pronounced.

Symptoms of celandine poisoning:

• There is an intense gag reflex, accompanied by nausea;
• Profuse watery diarrhea;
• Cutting pains in the intestines;
• Bloating and flatulence;
• The pupils of the eyes are dilated - mydriasis;
• In the work of the cardiac system, serious violations are recorded - tachycardia or arrhythmia;
• There is profuse sweating - cold;
• The organs of the respiratory system suffer - breathing problems, shortness of breath;
• continuous cough;

• The skin becomes pale;
• Uncontrolled muscle spasms - fasciculations;
• The victim has a convulsive state;
• The person may lose consciousness or fall into a coma.

Celandine juice can provoke progressive heart failure, after which death occurs.

An overdose of celandine ointment causes skin irritation - the affected area of ​​the epidermis becomes the site of dermatitis. The skin becomes covered with a rash, which after a while turns into large painful blisters. A pronounced redness is fixed on the affected area.

Herbal collection, used for a long time in small doses inside, accumulates in the body and causes chronic poisoning in humans. Symptoms of such intoxication appear calmer than with acute damage to the body. The blood continues to spread the poison in the body in small volumes, so the organs do not react so violently.

The use of a high dose manifests itself depending on age, the state of the immune system and the presence of chronic diseases. It is important which toxins caused intoxication. In children and women during childbearing, poisoning is more severe and is accompanied by complications.

Symptoms and signs of intoxication

All of the above alkaloids can cause symptoms such as:

• nausea and vomiting;
• pain in the form of abdominal cramps;
• involuntary diarrhea;
• severe dizziness;
• general weakness of the whole body;
• very headache;
• sweating, increased skin moisture and severe pallor;
• palpitations;
• lowering blood pressure;
• breathing is very difficult;
• a state of oppression;
• occurrence of convulsions.

When these symptoms appear, all kinds of first aid and emergency care of specialists are required. If there is a severe overdose, then the symptoms appear very quickly, besides, consciousness can completely “turn off” and even death is possible, since the heart can stop. All these signs indicate that this plant paralyzes the motor endings and sensory nerves, which leads a person to a convulsive state.

First aid and poisoning treatment

First of all, you need to call the doctors. Then independently provide the victim with first aid in order to remove as much toxic substances from the body as possible.

First aid:

• In case of oral poisoning, gastric lavage is performed, it is advisable to use a probe for this. But if it is not there, then washing is carried out in the usual way.
• Then you can give the victim to drink laxatives, they will help to quickly release the stomach and intestines from toxins.
• If the juice of celandine gets on the skin, the place is washed with plenty of warm water.
• A person is given to drink various sorbents, as well as a large amount of clean water.
• If the victim is unconscious, then it is necessary to check his condition. In the presence of a pulse and breathing, a person is laid on his side. If there are no signs of vital activity, then it is necessary to carry out resuscitation.

Full treatment of poisoning is carried out in the hospital. The victim is placed in the toxicological department of the institution, where doctors carry out a series of specific actions.

Celandine poisoning - actions:

• If necessary, artificial ventilation of the lungs, forced diuresis is carried out.
• Medicines are prescribed that have a restorative effect on the affected systems in case of celandine poisoning.
• Anticonvulsants are used.
• Therapy is carried out until complete recovery.

Despite the fact that celandine is quite toxic, the prognosis of poisoning is mostly favorable. A lethal outcome is possible with severe intoxication and the lack of necessary assistance, but it is not caused by problems with the liver, but by a disruption in the functioning of other systems and organs. In the absence of further effects of celandine on the body, the liver recovers quite quickly.

In the rehabilitation period after poisoning, vitamin therapy is prescribed.

Qualified specialist assistance is indicated even in mild poisoning. Consequences may appear later. There is no antidote to relieve the symptoms of intoxication.

Treatment consists of the following measures:

• Gastric lavage with a medical probe.
• Medicines are prescribed to restore the work of the heart muscle.
• Respiratory stimulants.
• If required, the patient is connected to AVL.
• A course of sedatives.
• Droppers with glucose.
• course of diuretics.
• Vitamin complex.

Upon the arrival of medical workers, if severe poisoning is detected, immediate hospitalization is also required, where emergency care will be provided. Inpatient treatment of severe poisoning is based on restoring the functioning of the cardiovascular system and eliminating heart failure, completely ridding the body of toxins.

If the poisoned person is unconscious, he is brought to his senses in all possible ways, and the following actions are also carried out:

• if there is no breathing, a ventilator (artificially ventilated lungs) is installed to the person;
• drugs are also used to increase pressure and restore heart rhythm;
• if there is a convulsive syndrome, then doctors are obliged to give the victim anticonvulsant drugs;
• forced diuresis is also performed to remove toxic substances from the body, this process is carried out by introducing a large amount of water and a diuretic into the body.

During the entire treatment, the poisoned person needs intensive care until complete recovery.

If the intoxication is severe enough, then the treatment is carried out in a hospital. Specialists with the help of drugs eliminate the insufficiency of the heart muscle, blood vessels, restore the functioning of the cardiovascular system, cleanse the body of poison. If the person has not regained consciousness, then further actions are performed.

When symptoms of celandine poisoning appear, treatment is started immediately. At home, induce vomiting, wash the stomach (see Gastric lavage) and call a doctor at home. If the victim has respiratory and cardiac arrest, resuscitation is carried out: artificial respiration and chest compressions.

Medical assistance consists in washing the stomach through a tube to clean washings. The patient is given a saline laxative (magnesium sulfate or sodium sulfate) and absorbents (activated carbon, Sorbex, Enterosgel).

In severe cases of intoxication in violation of breathing and heart function, assistance is provided in the toxicology or intensive care unit. The patient is connected to a ventilator. With the oppression of cardiovascular activity, patients are shown the introduction of a 10% solution of caffeine subcutaneously. Loss of fluid during diarrhea and vomiting is replenished by intravenous administration of sodium chloride and glucose solutions. Sorbilact, Refortan, Gemodez are shown.

To remove plant poisons from the body, patients are shown forced diuresis: intravenous administration of solutions and the introduction of diuretics. To control the water balance, a urinary catheter is inserted into the patient. With intestinal colic, Atropine is prescribed subcutaneously. For convulsions, patients are given anticonvulsant drugs. In the event of a mental disorder, Naloxone is administered to patients.

Patients who have been poisoned by celandine are under the supervision of doctors in the department until complete recovery. Indicators for the discharge of patients from the department are the restoration of respiratory and cardiac activity, the absence of signs of intoxication, and the normalization of the nervous system.

For treatment, dried or fresh celandine grass is used. In folk medicine, there are many recipes, including ointments, compresses, decoctions, baths, infusions, powders.

Celandine is used to treat the initial stages of skin tuberculosis, colon polyps, papillomatosis of the larynx and intestines, cervical erosion, eczema, lichen. In these cases, a decoction of "swallow grass" is prepared.

The plant helps cure liver diseases that are difficult to recognize and diagnose.

To remove warts, polyps or calluses, use fresh milky juice and extract, which is diluted in glycerin.

Ear diseases heal ointments based on celandine. They are prepared from the crushed leaves of the plant, mixed with lanolin and petroleum jelly. It is enough to lubricate the ear canal a couple of times a day.

Warts are reduced with fresh celandine juice. The juice extracted from the cut of the root is perfect.

Toothache is eliminated with a mixture of celandine and Kalanchoe. Both components are crushed and mixed. A cotton swab is dipped into the resulting mixture and applied to the aching tooth.

Drinking the juice of the warthog, you can get rid of stomach diseases. Take it 1 tablespoon a few minutes before meals.

Diseases of the nasopharynx, maxillary and frontal sinuses are treated with celandine juice. To do this, drip juice into each nostril. Drops help relieve unpleasant symptoms of nasal congestion: headache, shortness of breath.

Psoriasis is treated with a tincture of "swallow herb" and tricolor violet. Take the infusion inside and out.

An amazing plant can save a person from the initial stages of cancer. For therapy, an infusion is prepared from crushed warthog raw materials. Take folk medicine inside and out in the form of lotions and baths.

Gastric lavage through a probe, the introduction of activated charcoal and saline laxative. To restore cardiovascular activity, solutions of hemodynamic action are used, caffeine 10% 1 ml subcutaneously. Vitamins of group B. Correction of water and electrolyte balance and CBS. For the relief of intestinal colic, 1-2 ml of a 0.1% solution of atropine is administered. With stabilization of hemodynamic parameters - forced diuresis.

First aid for celandine poisoning

If, when using an infusion from celandine or a mixture, a symptom of poisoning appears, you should immediately call an ambulance. If the victim feels satisfactory, it is permissible to independently get to the clinic and see a doctor. Before visiting a specialist, you need to provide first aid to the victim.

The process of helping the patient in consciousness:

• It is required to give a sorbent - activated carbon (calculated as follows: 1 tablet per 5 kg of human weight, or another drug according to the instructions).

• Intensively give the victim warm liquid - mineral water or plain.
• The patient should not be left alone.

If the person is unconscious:

• You will need to detect the presence of a pulse and breathing.
• In the absence of a pulse and breathing, carry out resuscitation measures (do an indirect heart massage and artificial respiration).
• Turn the patient to the side.
• Let in fresh air - open the window and unfasten the belt and tight clothes.
• Before the arrival of doctors, control the pulse and breathing.
• The patient should not be alone in the room.

In case of skin lesions with celandine, thoroughly wash the heavily affected area with warm water. Then see a doctor for further treatment.

It is undesirable to wash the stomach at home - it is easy to cause more harm to a weakened body. This procedure is best done in a hospital with a special probe. The poison quickly penetrates into the blood, affecting the central nervous system. At the same time, the work of the heart muscle is disrupted. The mental state of the patient suffers. Therefore, doctors do not recommend artificially inducing vomiting. At home, it is better to limit yourself to sorbents and laxatives, if required.

If symptoms of poisoning by this plant were found, then emergency care is certainly required, which consists in the following actions: the very first thing is to call an ambulance. In the meantime, medical workers have not arrived, emergency assistance is provided in independent actions.

• First self-help is the determination of a person's condition - whether he is in an unconscious state or in consciousness.
• If consciousness is absent, it is necessary to check the presence of breathing and pulse, when there are no signs of life, then emergency resuscitation is carried out (do artificial respiration and heart massage).
• When the poisoned person is unconscious, but there is a pulse, it should be turned to one side, this should be done carefully.
• After the person is laid on his side, he needs to create absolute rest and remove or unfasten all clothing that may make breathing difficult;
• Emergency care also consists in getting rid of toxins, for this you need to clean the stomach (if the toxin was taken orally) or the skin (if the poisoning was external) from the remaining poisonous substance that has not yet been absorbed. If the person is conscious, vomiting should be induced, but flushing with a probe is best. If the poison entered the body through the skin, then the area where the celandine was applied should be washed with plenty of warm water.
• After the stomach has been washed, it is required to drink a laxative. In this case, magnesium sulfate may be suitable, diluted as follows: a 20-milligram sachet is dissolved in a glass of warm water. Karlovy Vary salt may also come up, one tablespoon is diluted with water (half a glass). Thirty grams of sodium sulfate can also be diluted in warm water and drunk completely;
• Before the arrival of the ambulance, it is required to take sorbents. As a sorbent, activated charcoal is very well suited, which is taken depending on the weight of the person. It can be from 8 or more tablets. If there is no activated charcoal, then you can drink very strong tea, as it contains tannin, which helps to bind all toxic substances.
• As expected by health professionals, it is required to drink plenty of fluids, it will help to quickly remove toxins from the body.

In case of intoxication, first aid should be provided to the victim.

Consequences for the body

Celandine poisoning can cause quite serious consequences if the necessary assistance is not provided in time. In the future, an exacerbation of various diseases, disorders in the functioning of the nervous system is possible.

To avoid such poisoning, it is necessary to adhere to some rules for the use of this plant and medicines with it in the composition.

Rules:

• Do not exceed the dosage of the drug prescribed by the doctor.
• You should not self-medicate and prescribe medicines with this plant in the composition.
• All preparations with celandine should be stored out of the reach of children.
• It is necessary to grow a plant in specially designated areas, to which access of animals and babies is limited.

By following these rules, poisoning can be avoided.

Celandine poisoning is quite dangerous for human life. Improper use of this plant can cause negative consequences.

In case of mild poisoning, in the absence of significant damage to the respiratory organs and heart, the victim will be allowed to go home after 12 hours. After intoxication, the body needs a recovery period. At this time, you need to drink plenty of fluids, a diet of light, low-fat meals is indicated.

Severe damage to the body requires long-term treatment in the intensive care unit. The patient should be in the hospital until the signs of intoxication are completely eliminated.

After poisoning with celandine, a serious illness is subsequently fixed - cholestatic hepatitis, which occurs against the background of jaundice.

In medical statistics, cases of death are known at high concentrations of the toxin.

Poisoning with celandine, as a rule, carries a number of unpleasant consequences. Basically, this is an exacerbation of various diseases and disruption of the nervous system. In order to avoid negative results for your health, you just need to follow simple rules:

• do not exceed the dosage;
• do not self-medicate;
• store the drug out of the reach of children and at the optimum temperature.

Benefit and harm

Celandine (warthog, chistotel) refers to perennial plants. This herb got its name for its wonderful effect on the skin. However, celandine has a beneficial effect on the entire body. It contains many useful substances.

Compound:

• organic acids,
• various vitamins,
• Essential oils,
• minerals,
• flavonoids,
• alkaloids,
• Vitamin C.

The rich composition of the herb allows it to be used for various diseases. What is the use of a warthog? Where is it applied?

Application:

• Means with celandine in the composition are used for diseases of the digestive system (pancreatitis, cholecystitis, peptic ulcers), liver (hepatitis), kidneys. This plant has anti-inflammatory, diuretic, choleretic, analgesic effect.
• Warthog is an excellent antibacterial agent, quickly heals a variety of wounds. The ability to kill harmful microorganisms allows the use of drugs with this herb in the composition for skin tuberculosis, diseases of the respiratory system.
• Celandine is often used for viral ailments, it can be used to treat influenza and other colds.
• It has a spasmodic effect, so it can be used for headaches, stomach pains.
• Chistoplot is used for severe cold coughs, promotes quick and easy expectoration.
• The most common use of this plant is the cleansing of the skin from various growths, warts, fungal diseases.
• Celandine can have an antitumor effect, so it is often used in the initial stages of cancer.

This plant is able to cope with many ailments, but it can also harm the body, and even cause severe poisoning. Why is celandine dangerous? When should it not be used for therapy?

Contraindications:

• pregnancy, lactation,
• hypotension (celandine has a lowering effect on pressure),
• serious heart disease
• childhood,
• disruption of the nervous system, psychosis,
• epilepsy,
• in undiluted form should not come into contact with clean skin, may cause burns,
• dysbacteriosis, constipation,
• not used simultaneously with drugs that have a negative effect on the liver,
• intolerance.

The use of celandine should be carried out with caution. Failure to comply with the dosage can lead to poisoning.

By the way, animals bypass celandine and do not eat it. They are repelled by its smell and taste.

Prevention

Preventive measures to prevent poisoning with celandine are to refuse to use the substance on their own. It is impossible to calculate the required dose on your own.

Only a doctor can make an accurate appointment! The recommendations of the attending physician must be strictly followed. Children should not be given infusions from celandine.

In order not to be poisoned by celandine, you must follow the safety rules:

1. Do not use celandine preparations (tinctures, decoctions) without medical prescription.
2. Use strictly in the prescribed dosage.
3. Since the medicinal plant contains toxic substances, medicines should be stored out of the reach of children.
4. In order to prevent burns in young children, it is not recommended to grow celandine in the garden.