Patients with extensive signs of anticholinergic toxicity requiring physostigmine antidote therapy should be admitted to the hospital until resolution of toxicity. Conclusion In the face of an anticholinergic toxidrome, jimson weed abuse should always be considered among the differential diagnoses - particularly in young partygoers in regions where the plant is endemic.
Treatment and disposition ultimately depend on ingested doses of alkaloid compounds atropine, scopolamine, and hyoscyamine, and may require antidote therapy with physostigmine in serious cases. References 1.
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J Med Toxicol. Jimson Weed is a 3 to 5 foot green plant with large soft leaves, has walnut sized seeds that are often covered in spikes, and distinctive trumpet like white-cream colored flowers that emit an unpleasant smell. If you live in Southern California, you may easily recognize it from your neighborhood. But, if you discover it growing in your yard or garden, you should remove it immediately as it is extremely poisonous to humans and pets as well.
Jimson Weed has been abused in any number of ways, including smoking of the leaves, eating the seeds, boiling in a stew, or even by soaking in a bathtub filled with the plants. All methods are extremely dangerous as every part of the plant is poisonous and potentially deadly. Jimson Weed has a very powerful effect on the minds of the abuser. It often puts the user in a state where they cannot differentiate the real world from fantasy.
Users can become:. Almost all users state that it is a very unpleasant high, and even most websites that recklessly promote drug experimentation warn people to stay away from Jimson Weed. Jimson Weed overdoses can occur easily since its almost impossible to gauge the strength of the plant before ingesting. Once overdosed, a person may have increased temperature, rapid heartbeat, cardiac arrest or stroke. The effects can last for days. Although the risk for addiction is almost none it is rare for someone to try it more than once , the risk of harming oneself, others or even death are so high that we hope that anyone reading this would please stay clear of this dangerous weed.
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I noticed that the Moonflower and the Jimson flower look much the same, however, the leaves are different. Are they the same plant or just cousins and is the Moonflower also poisonous? My grandmother, Mother and I have all raised them in our gardens in Oklahoma and in Montana….
It is part of the jimson family but not what people will find just growing in their yard in certain areas. How do I dispose of it? Every year, I deliberately allow this weed to mature in my wildflower garden. The flower is breathtaking, its fragrance is intoxicating but not hallucinating, lol , and best of all it attracts the biggest, wildest-looking moth you have ever seen. Definitely makes for an enchanting evening. I wonder why plants, like Jimson weed, are not completely wiped out of the earth surface!
Soo many young men have run mad by deliberately ingesting such plant parts. What is the best and safest way to dispose of this plant? Had a bag of potting soil and this grew out of it.
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