Ginkgo poisoning

Introduction

Introduction to Ginkgo Poisoning Ginkgo, also known as ginkgo, has a sweet taste and can be boiled or fried. It has phlegm, cough, lungs, and asthma. However, it can cause poisoning after eating a lot. The ginkgo contains toxins of hydrogen cyanide, which is very toxic. When it is heated, the toxicity is reduced, so the raw food is more susceptible to poisoning. The general toxic dose is 10-50, and the symptoms of poisoning occur 1-12 hours after eating ginkgo. In order to prevent ginkgo poisoning, it is not advisable to eat more or not to eat ginkgo. This disease is more common in children. basic knowledge Sickness ratio: 0.0001% Susceptible people: more common in children Mode of infection: non-infectious Complications: convulsions and convulsions

Cause

Ginkgo poisoning cause

The disease is caused by a large amount of raw food or uncooked ginkgo, and the ginkgo contains toxins. Contact with the seed coat during collection, poisoning due to residual toxicity in the skin due to prolonged contact.

Prevention

Ginkgo poisoning prevention

1) Because the toxicity of Ginkgo biloba is easily soluble in water and the heat can be weakened, it can be soaked in water for more than 1 hour before use, and then cooked by heating.

2) When eating ginkgo, avoid eating too much, eat less, babies do not eat, remove the green embryo in the meat when eating.

3) Avoid contact with the seed coat when collecting ginkgo.

Complication

Ginkgo poisoning complications Complications, convulsions and convulsions

Serious poisoning occurs, and even death; adults who eat too much can also cause severe convulsions and other symptoms of poisoning.

Symptom

Ginkgo poisoning symptoms Common symptoms Nausea abdominal pain Diarrhea Irritability Restless limbs Inability to lose appetite Dyspnea convulsions Convulsions

1, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, loss of appetite and other gastrointestinal symptoms.

2, can appear irritability, fear, convulsions, limb rigidity, convulsions, limb weakness, paralysis, difficulty breathing and other symptoms.

Examine

Ginkgo poisoning check

1, generally through the medical history can be diagnosed, patients generally have a large number of fried or cooked ginkgo history.

2. Check the contents of the stomach and vomit.

3, more common in children, after eating ginkgo, the corresponding nerve, respiratory, circulatory system symptoms.

4. Laboratory inspection:

1 The total number of white blood cells and neutrophils increased.

2 cerebrospinal fluid examination: increased brain pressure, increased cell number, protein (+), sugar (+).

Diagnosis

Diagnosis and identification of ginkgo poisoning

diagnosis

Generally diagnosed by medical history.

Differential diagnosis

1, other drugs: opioids, sleeping pills poisoning, etc., although there are dilated pupils and coma, but other clinical manifestations, blood and urine drug test results, blood cholinesterase activity is normal.

2, other types of pesticides: exhaled breath without garlic odor, other clinical manifestations are different, except for carbamates, blood cholinesterase activity is mostly normal.

3, acute cerebrovascular: there are pathological signs of the nervous system, head CT and other abnormal examination.

4, systemic disease stun: such as liver coma, diabetic coma, uremia coma, etc., the corresponding clinical manifestations and tests are different.

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