Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants

• Main Authors: Nelson, Lewis S. (Author), Shih, Richard D. (Author), Balick, Michael J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Pharmacology.; Emergency medicine.; Plant science.; Botany.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Emergency Medicine.

In the 20 years that have passed since the publication of the first edition, both Poison Control Centers and Emergency Departments have witnessed an expansion in the number and variety of poisonings caused by toxic plants. At the same time, there is a proliferation in the diversity of plants in our...

Table of Contents:

• Botanical Nomenclature and Glossary of Botanical Terms
• Botanical Nomenclature
• Glossary of Botanical Terms
• Poisons, Poisoning Syndromes, and Their Clinical Management
• Poisons, Poisoning Syndromes, and Their Clinical Management
• Plant-Induced Dermatitis (Phytodermatitis)
• Plant-Induced Dermatitis (Phytodermatitis)
• Gastrointestinal Decontamination
• Gastrointestinal Decontamination
• Individual Plants
• Individual Plants.