How quickly is poison in finger leaves killing people?

Just eat three fingers or use a little alcohol, you will lose your life immediately.

General medical doctor Bui Hong Minh, President of Ba Dinh Medicine Association, said that fingerlings (also known as coniferous trees, gut, huang huang, bitter melon lake, school section) are quite popular in mountainous areas. our country. Mountainous provinces like Hoa Binh, Lao Cai, Lang Son, Tuyen Quang and Son La all have this kind of tree.

Danger of death when exposed to finger leaves

The killer component in this plant is the alkaloids contained in the whole plant, the toxicity decreases with the order of roots, leaves, flowers, fruits and stems.

Alkaloid known as organic compounds containing nitrogen heterocyclic, is common in many plants and is sometimes found in some animals. In particular, alkaloids have very high physiological activity for human and animal bodies, especially the nervous system. A small amount of alkaloids can also be deadly.

Fingerlings grow at Hang Chu Secondary School, Bac Yen District, Son La Province.(Photo: An Hoang).

This substance in the leaves is absorbed quickly through the gastrointestinal tract for only 5-30 minutes. The average death time is 1-7 hours.

The only study on finger leaves was conducted at Khoa Sinh, Da Lat University, showing that the leaves were cut into water (10g of leaves, 10ml of water) for rats to drink 3 drops, after 9 minutes the mice died of seizures. People just need to eat three leaves or one leaf with a little alcohol will lose their lives.

Experts note that finger leaves are not only very similar but also grow close to many medicinal plants and vegetables so it leads to confusion causing deadly consequences.

We just need to break the leaves, break the branches, let the toxic plastic stick to our hands and accidentally contact the food, open wounds, immediately the toxicity will cause poisoning symptoms.

According to Hong Minh's physician, poisonous fingers cause death very quickly because internal toxicity is too strong.

People with finger leaf poisoning have symptoms of thirst, sore throat, dizziness, dizziness, nausea, then lead to muscle fatigue, lower body temperature, lower blood pressure, tight teeth, foaming of the mouth, abdominal pain intense, weak heart beat, shortness of breath, pupil dilatation and death very quickly due to respiratory arrest.

How to deal with finger leaf poisoning

According to Dr. Vu Duc Dinh, Head of the Department of Positive Therapy, Central Hospital E, patients with signs of finger-leaf poisoning, the first thing we need to do is to immediately control the living functions. such as respiration for patients with recumbent, postural drainage, phlegm suction and measures for airway ventilation, oxygen therapy, endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation if necessary, maintaining blood vessels and blood pressure.

Finger leaves are a creeping wire, the body and branches are hairless.

After that, we need to find ways to remove toxins from the body by measures such as vomiting (if the patient is conscious and cooperating well), gastric lavage (if the patient is in a coma must have a balloon tube with a balloon insert to avoid choking lung).

The doctor may give the patient an activated charcoal to adsorb the remaining toxin in the gastrointestinal tract.

Seizures are the cause of respiratory failure, acute muscle dysfunction, disturbance in electrolyte water and alkaline balance, so they must be controlled in any way. In addition, general resuscitation measures should also be performed such as respiratory resuscitation: oxygen or mechanical ventilation through an endotracheal tube; Circulatory resuscitation, central venous catheterization if possible.

Patients are indicated for the use of antihypertensive drugs, treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, anti-renal failure by infusion and diuretic with high dose, dialysis, supplementation of water, electrolytes and alkalosis, correcting other disorders such as coagulation disorder (if any) as well as ensuring nourishment, anti-ulcer care, antibiotic-resistant antibiotics.

According to ancient documents, finger leaves are a creeping wire, the body and branches are hairless, the body is slightly warped. The leaves are opposite, oblong, slightly oblique, slightly pointed, with pointed tips, on the pointed or slightly prickly stalks, the raw edges, smooth, 7-12 cm long, 2.5-5.5 cm wide. Flowers grow in clusters at the ends of branches or in the leaves. Yellow petals. Flowers in June, August and October are a capsule, tapered brown, one cm long, 0.5 cm wide. Small seeds, around the edges are thin brown edges, kidney shaped.