What is the substance of corn plants that are toxic to children?

In Vietnam, the copper corn plant is also called the kaleidoscopic, mountain lotus, tuberous hybrid oil. Because trees with beautiful flowers, good green all year round and very durable flowers, they should be planted in many places in Vietnam.

Dr. Bach Van Cam, Emergency Resuscitation Advisor, Ho Chi Minh City Children's Hospital, said that the corn plant has the scientific name of Jatropha podagrica , originating in the Americas.

The main toxin in copper corn is curcin that causes digestive diseases, liver. If children eat corn seeds, it will be burning in the throat, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea.

The main toxin in copper corn is curcin that causes digestive diseases, liver.

When severe poisoning, gastrointestinal bleeding, cardiovascular disorders, inhibition of the central nervous system.

What to do when a child is poisoned?

Dr. Tran Van Nam, former Deputy Director of the Institute of Traditional Medicine of Ho Chi Minh City, recommends that for young children, poisoning is mostly caused by eating and drinking poisonous substances of flower plants.

Corn plants are native to the Americas.

If in doubt, or be sure they eat the above plants, immediately take all measures to make them vomit, as much as possible.

While vomiting requires the head to tilt to one side and wipe the fluid and mucus with a towel. Give your child a cup of warm water (salt can be mixed) and continue to vomit.

After conducting a temporary first aid, take the child with poisoning to the nearest medical facility. At the same time, the family should bring the corn plant to the doctor to determine if it is a corn plant.

Should bring a corn plant to the doctor to determine whether it is corn corn or not.

According to Dr. Bach Van Cam, the province, most of the toxins in the flowers do not have antidote and specific drugs, so they only treat the symptoms. If poisoning corn plants, blood tests, blood sugar, liver function .

Patients often receive symptomatic treatment, gastric lavage, activated activated carbon, infusion to compensate for water loss due to vomiting, diarrhea, electrolyte disorders.