What happens if you eat a red wolfberry. What does a wolfberry look like, symptoms of poisoning and consequences. Belladonna, or common belladonna

The general name "wolfberry" refers to plants with black and red fruits. In central Russia, you can find the most common types of wolf berries: Crow's eye, Red elderberry, Wolfberry, Common belladonna and other varieties. Wolfberry poisoning most often occurs in children who cannot resist the appetizing fruits.

How poisoning occurs

Wolfberry is considered poisonous because of the toxins it contains: meserein, essential oils, coumarin, and daphnin glycoside. Coumarin makes the blood more liquid, diterpenoids cause severe burns on the skin.

Wolfberry poisoning is fixed in the summer, when the plant begins to bear fruit. The dosage required for intoxication of the body is calculated based on the individual characteristics of the body: age, weight, immunity. For example, for a child of 5-12 years old, for serious poisoning, it is enough to eat about 5 berries, for an adult, this dosage is 20-25 poisonous fruits.

Ways of poisoning:

• The use of wolf berries in food;
• skin contact with the juice of poisonous fruits;
• direct contact of the epidermis with the leaves of the plant.

The sharp taste of wolfberries does not allow you to eat them in large quantities.

Wolfberry poisoning: symptoms

The clinical picture after wolfberry poisoning in children and adults appears 20 to 40 minutes after the poison has entered the body. Symptoms vary depending on the mode of intoxication.

On skin contact:

1. Swelling of skin tissues at the site of a burn with wolfberries;
2. redness of the epidermis, blistering;
3. burning and itching on the mucous membrane of the eyes and mouth;
4. conjunctivitis.

After the juice of wolfberries has got on the skin, it quickly penetrates the epidermis and spreads throughout the body with the help of the bloodstream. For a person, not only the juice of the fruits of the plant is dangerous, but also the fluid released from the leaves, flowers and the trunk of the bush.

If ingested:

• Sharp pain in the hypochondrium;
• nausea;
• heart palpitations;
• kidney dysfunction;
• headache, dizziness;
• enlargement of the pupils of the eyes;
• frequent urge to urinate, there is blood in the urine;
• liquid stool;
• vomit;
• swelling of the larynx, difficulty swallowing;
• dyspnea;
• high body temperature;
• sore throat;
• shortness of breath, paralysis of the respiratory function.

If one or more symptoms of poisoning are found, the victim should be given first aid and call a doctor.

First aid for berry poisoning

To prevent further intoxication of the body, the patient must be given first aid. Its main task is to reduce the signs of wolfberry poisoning before the arrival of doctors.

First aid steps:

1. Gastric lavage. To cleanse the stomach of toxic substances, it is necessary to give the patient a large amount of warm water to drink and forcibly induce vomiting. The procedure must be performed until the vomit consists only of the accepted solution. Gastric lavage is prohibited for unconscious patients and young children.
2. In case of intoxication, it will be useful for the patient to drink milk or non-carbonated mineral water in small sips.
3. Rice broth or Almagel will help reduce pain and soothe the mucosa of the esophagus.
4. To replenish the lost fluid in the body, the patient needs to drink or warm boiled water.
5. You can eliminate spasms in the intestines with the help of No-shpa.

During the provision of first aid to a victim of wolfberry poisoning, laxatives and antiemetics should not be given. Aspirin is also contraindicated in the treatment of intoxication - the drug thins the blood, and toxins spread faster throughout the body.

If the mucous membrane in the oral cavity is affected, the patient should rinse his mouth with cold water. For pain relief, you can take a tablet of any analgesic.

Integuments affected by poisonous juice must be washed well with running water. The burn site is treated with a 1% Lidocaine solution, and then a gauze bandage with Synthomycin ointment is applied.

Treatment of wolfberry poisoning is carried out in a hospital under the supervision of doctors. The patient is prescribed complex therapy aimed at eliminating the symptoms of intoxication.

Treatment of poisoning:

1. Cleansing the stomach from the remnants of the wolfberry. The patient should drink a weak solution of potassium permanganate or plain water, after which vomiting is caused.
2. Reception of sorbents. It will help to quickly remove toxins from the body,.
3. . An enema with a weak solution of potassium parchment will help cleanse the intestines of harmful substances. Laxatives for wolfberry poisoning are not recommended.
4. Diet food. The patient must adhere to a diet for at least 7 days from the moment of poisoning. Salty and smoked foods, chocolate, citrus fruits, fatty foods should be excluded from the diet. Nutrition should be fractional and consist of boiled vegetables, lean meats, dairy products.

When Medical Assistance Is Needed

Wolfberry poisoning can cause serious complications in humans. Timely seeking medical help will reduce the likelihood of side effects and speed up the recovery process.

When help is needed:

• Intoxication occurred in a child, an elderly person or a pregnant woman;
• after first aid, the patient's condition worsens;
• the victim is unconscious.

Consequences and prevention

Wolfberry poisoning can harm the entire body.

Types of consequences:

1. Internal bleeding of the digestive system;
2. Exacerbation of chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
3. Fatal outcome.

Observance of elementary safety measures will help to avoid the consequences of an overdose of poisonous fruits. Parents should explain to their children the rules of behavior in the forest, which berries can be eaten and which are dangerous to health. For the purpose of prevention, lectures should be held in schools and kindergartens, at which children will be told what dangerous berries look like and the possible consequences of poisoning.

Video - poisonous forest berries (forest honeysuckle)

Poisonous berries, as if from a fairy tale, warn of an unknown force that reigns in the forest. Yes, the forest is not only a hospitable host, generously bestowing gifts. There are many dangers here, one of which is wolfberry . People are used to calling it that belladonna, and raven eye, and buckthorn. But most often this name is awarded wolfberry. Is he as dangerous as they say? And why was it called wolfberry?

In the photo - wolf berries

This shrub is also known by other names: deadly wolfberry, Wolf's bast, Plokhovets and puffy. The plant species belongs to the genus Volcheyagodnik of the Volchnikov family. Reaches one and a half meters in height, slightly branched, deciduous. Its leaves are narrow, painted dark green, located on short cuttings at the ends of the shoots. The brown or black bark is very strong - that's why it is called bast.

The wolfberry in the middle lane is the earliest flowering. In very early spring, sometimes even before the leaves appear, it is covered with beautiful white or pink flowers. They are pollinated by bees. And how they smell! But this scent can give you a headache. Although honey is completely safe.

Wolfberry blossom

By the middle of summer, bright red appetizing oval-shaped fruits ripen on the bush, which cover the branches of the wolfberry - this can be seen in the photo. All parts: shoots, leaves, and fruits contain burning poisonous juice. Therefore, they characterize the bush as a wolf, i.e. evil and fierce. But there is another version: Carl Linnaeus believed that "6 berries of this plant can kill a wolf."

Composition of poisonous berries

A shrub with fruits looks so good that one wants to try at least one berry. But let it scare the fact that the Japanese smeared the harpoon with the juice of the Wolf's Bast berry for hunting walruses. That's how strong its poisonous nature is, which is explained by the chemical composition of the plant. It contains:

• diterpenoids (daphnetoxin, meserine);
• catechins;
• coumarins (daphnin, daphnetin).

Meserein, being an irritant, can cause redness and blisters on the skin. Once in the body, it stimulates indigestion. Coumarins have an antibacterial effect, but cause bleeding. The composition also includes fatty oil, wax, gum, mineral salts, dyes and tannins, flavonoids, benzoic acid and other elements.

Signs of intoxication

How many berries does it take to get deadly wolfberry poisoning? Enough 3-5 pieces. Wolfberry poisoning causes severe stomach upset. Symptoms of intoxication appear sharply: salivation, nausea, vomiting, spasms, diarrhea, diarrhea, convulsions, pain, burning in the mouth, swelling of the tongue and palate. Under the action of the poison, the nervous system is affected, blood circulation worsens, the work of the excretory system is disrupted, up to the appearance of kidney failure. If an adult organism can resist the strong poison of the deadly wolfberry, then the child can suffer greatly. Even death is possible. From the action of the poison, the heart stops.

If you touch the wet bark with your hand, then dermatitis may appear on it. If the juice gets on the eyes, then there is a danger of developing conjunctivitis. Even inhalation of dust from the bark of a plant strongly irritates the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract.

First aid after eating berries

How to neutralize the insidious wolfberries? If there was contact with the plant, if by mistake a person tried them, then you need to hurry to provide first aid:

• carefully with 0.1% solution;
• within an hour, take three times at the rate of 1 tablet per 10 kg of the victim's weight;
• stop prolonged by swallowing pieces of ice;
• provide plenty of fluids;
• in case of damage to the eyes, rinse them with running water;
• in case of damage to the mucous membranes, rinse with running water and treat the mucous membranes with 0.2%, the skin with 0.1% potassium permanganate solution;
• when bleeding occurs, put cold on the stomach;
• to hospitalize the victim as soon as possible for detoxification and treatment.

In the treatment of the patient, neither laxatives nor diuretics are used in any case, because they irritate the mucous organs even more.

The use of wolfberries in everyday life

Man was able to tame the poisonous properties of the Wolfberry plant. Artists have long been preparing paint from red fruits. But usually the shrub was used in folk medicine. Hippocrates recommended berries as a laxative. Avicenna already noted how harmful they are to the liver.

For medicinal purposes, the bark of the wolfberry is prepared, peeling it off in January-April - during the period of sap flow. It is important to leave some of the branches intact, otherwise the plant will die. Ripe berries are dried.

When harvesting, you must follow the safety rules:

• use gloves and a respirator;
• wash hands with soap at least 2 times;
• protect children from this work;
• dry in a place inaccessible to them, separate from food and other herbs.

If necessary, rubbing was prepared from the dried parts of the plant, used to relieve toothache, migraine, and animal bites were treated. Currently, the wolfberry is used in homeopathy. Specialists prepare the essence from fresh bark, collected before the flowering of the bush.

The shrub is also popular in landscape design. Because of the beautiful flowers, it is sometimes planted in the backyard, but you need to be extremely careful when warning children about its terrible properties. But in the fight against mosquitoes, its properties are just the way, so the shrub is used for the manufacture of insecticidal preparations. The wolfberry also fell in love with veterinarians who fight sheep lice with it.

Folk recipes

In official medicine, the wolfberry is used only as an external remedy. But our ancestors have been creating recipes for centuries, turning the deadly properties of a poisonous bush into healing ones. It is necessary to prepare and take such drugs with extreme caution.

From worms

Brew 1 tablespoon of wolfberry flowers with a glass of boiling water and boil for some more time on low heat. Then strain and take 5 drops after breakfast, lunch and dinner for 5 days.

From fungal diseases on the skin

Prepare a tincture by filling the berries with 100 ml of 70% alcohol and letting it brew in a dark and cool place for 7 days, shaking occasionally. Mix the finished tincture with petroleum jelly and lubricate the places affected by the fungus.

For rheumatism, neuralgia and gout

Mix the tincture of the berries of the common wolfberry with butter or petroleum jelly in a ratio of 1 to 2 and lubricate the sore spots.

The wolfberry is a forest shrub that we used to fear and bypass, which can bring death, or can turn into an effective medicine. Today it belongs to endangered species and requires careful attention to its conservation in the forest ecosystem.

Infectious disease doctor, private clinic "Medcenterservice", Moscow. Senior editor of the Poisoning Stop website.

And plant science does not have such a thing as "wolf"; in fact, it is a collective name for a number of berries, which are distinguished by toxic properties. These include:
- belladonna,
- dereza,
- wolfberry,
- raven eye,
- brittle buckthorn,
- snowman.

The berries look like shrubs, up to 1.5 meters high with rare and round berries of a bright red hue, sometimes blue. In the toxicological departments of hospitals, you can often see photos of these plants, because they are a common cause of poisoning.

Daphne

This very poisonous plant is found quite often in the forests of the middle zone. All parts of it are poisonous, and the berries and leaves contain a high concentration of toxic substances.

Many also call the berries "wolf's bast."

Berries have a pronounced spicy taste, so even without knowing that this is a dangerous berry, it is unlikely that a person will be able to eat it in large quantities. Although, on the other hand, even 10 pieces can cause death, it all depends on the human body.

Symptoms of poisoning appear quickly, they are as follows:
- vomit,
- burning sensation in the mouth,
- nausea,
- convulsions,
weakness and even loss of consciousness.

First aid for poisoning

A person who has eaten the fruits of the wolfberry must be given first aid. Gastric lavage is usually done, toxins are removed with the help of activated carbon or other sorbents. In stationary conditions, a course of therapy is carried out aimed at restoring the natural biochemical composition of the blood.

Skin lesions can be caused by contact with wolfberry leaves and bark. In this case, blisters, redness appear on the surface, peeling begins quickly.

It will be possible to wash the affected areas of the skin with a solution of potassium permanganate. Further treatment will be prescribed by a dermatologist.

Hazardous Ingredients

If we consider the composition of wolf berries, then the main substance there will be meserine. This substance is very toxic, causes irritation of the mucous membrane and skin. Other components of the wolfberry cause severe bleeding, so in the villages, healers gave a decoction of berries to women who wanted to terminate a pregnancy ... often at the cost of their own lives.

Wolfberry is included in some medicines as an assistant in the treatment of the kidneys, immune and nervous systems. But it is worth remembering that for medicine it undergoes a series of treatments and loses its poisonous properties.

Many people like to spend the weekend in nature, walking in the forest, picking mushrooms, berries and herbs. However, if we are often warned about mushrooms and informed about dangerous species, then everything is more difficult with berries. At first glance, beautiful bright fruits seem harmless, and it is very difficult to understand which ones are poisonous. For example, in our forests, a common wolfberry, which can cause not only food poisoning, but also lead to death. Therefore, it would be useful to learn more about this forest plant, its positive and negative qualities.

What is a wolfberry - why is it called that

The popular name "wolf berry" combines a large number of berry bushes and herbaceous plants with black, white, red, orange fruits. These plants got their name not because they are food for wolves. Just before it was believed that the wolf personifies evil, deceit, meanness, death, and the wolfberry looks harmless, but in fact it has a harmful toxic effect.

Description of poisonous shrubs and plants - fruit color, photo

Throughout the summer, many useful wild berries ripen: strawberries, currants, blueberries, raspberries, lingonberries, bird cherry. Just do not forget that poisonous berries grow next to them, causing acute poisoning. Even if there are not so many of them, everyone needs to know what they look like, especially if you take children into nature. The list of poisonous fruits is:

• belladonna;
• May lily of the valley;
• Boxthorn;
• bittersweet nightshade;
• honeysuckle;
• daphne;
• girlish grapes;
• raven eye;
• calla;
• buckthorn is fragile;
• snowberry.

Wolf's bast or wolfberry - what it looks like

Daphne (wolfberry) is an ornamental evergreen shrub, the maximum height of which reaches 150 centimeters. The stems of the plant are straight, covered with gray bark, slightly branched. The leaves are oblong, alternate, held on short petioles, have a smooth and hard surface. In spring, the plant is covered with beautiful tubular flowers with four petals. The color of the buds varies from light pink, white to bright pink. By autumn, the flowers ripen into oval, rich red (sometimes yellow) fruits, resembling barberries in appearance.

All parts of the shrub (bark, stem, flowers, berries, leaves) have a toxic property. For example, the wet bark of a plant, leaning against the skin, causes severe irritation and pain. When a few drops of wolfberry juice get in, a burn occurs, which is characterized by redness, the appearance of blisters and sores. Berries are considered deadly, 5 pieces of fruit are enough to cause severe poisoning.

Signs of poisoning with the fruits of wolf bast are:

• profuse salivation and problematic swallowing;
• pain in the intestines, accompanied by vomiting with blood impurities;
• burning sensation on the mucous membrane of the oropharynx and mouth;
• diarrhea;
• irritation of the conjunctiva of the eye;
• convulsions, weakness, fainting.

raven eye

This is a perennial small plant, no more than 40 cm high. Crow's eye or cross-grass has a long branched root shoot, a straight and smooth stem, crowned with a rosette of four (rarely five) leaves. The shape of the leaves of the crow's eye is oval or ovoid, pointed at the ends. The leaf arrangement is cruciform. In the center of the pedicel, a greenish-yellow flower blooms in spring. In late July - early August, a round blue-black berry, up to 1 cm in diameter, is formed from the flower, covered with a mucous coating.

A plant with a "crow" berry is often found in coniferous and deciduous forests, where there is a shady place and a lot of moisture. The composition of the plant and its berries includes a deadly poisonous substance - saponin paristifin. Lethal outcome entails a dose of 10 berries. When poisoning with the fruits of the crow's eye, the following symptoms are observed:

• sore throat;
• burning sensation in the mouth;
• nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain;
• dizziness, significant dilation of the pupils;
• Strong headache;
• diarrhea;
• interruptions in the heart rhythm;
• heart failure;
• convulsions;
• cessation of breathing, paralysis of the respiratory center.

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle is a creeping, upright, climbing shrub representing the genus Honeysuckle. The plant can have a height of 60 to 120 centimeters, and some varieties grow up to 5 meters. The length of the leaves of honeysuckle is 2-3 centimeters, located on office petioles, they are oblong, have a bright shade on top, pale below. Honeysuckle flowers, like berries, can be varied - white, yellow, blue, pink. The plant blooms in the second half of May.

In the middle of summer, honeysuckle bears fruit. Berries have a different shape, color and taste. There are varieties of fruits sweet, sour, sweet and sour, with bitterness, pineapple or strawberry flavor. Fruit color - dark blue, red, black, orange. The shape of the berry is spherical or oval. The plant is found in forests, it is grown in nurseries, used in summer cottages, vegetable gardens. Not all varieties of honeysuckle berries can be eaten, some of them are poisonous. A distinctive feature of edible fruits is color. They eat only oblong blue and black berries.

Dereza vulgaris (goji) - Chinese berry for weight loss

Goji is a non-poisonous plant native to China, and its berries have beneficial properties and are widely used in medicine. The fruits of common wolfberry are very similar to barberry, have the same shape and color. The composition of the berry is a huge amount of useful substances, such as:

• minerals (21 items);
• amino acids;
• fruits contain B vitamins and a lot of vitamin C;
• beta carotene;
• polysaccharides;
• iron;
• calcium;
• phosphorus;
• monosaccharides;
• selenium.

Chinese doctors recommend using goji berries as a multivitamin food supplement. It is believed that wolfberry fruits slow down the aging process, can help in the fight against diseases such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, cancer. Goji berries are added by Chinese nutritionists to the diet for weight loss, as they:

• Promote the production of growth hormone, due to which the body burns fat.
• The berry contains a small amount of carbohydrates and has a low calorie content, therefore it is allowed while following the Dukan diet.
• Dereza fruits prevent the appearance of harmful free radicals, thereby alleviating the stress endured by the body during the diet.
• Fatty acids in the composition of the berry contribute to the acceleration of metabolism, remove toxins.
• The use of wolfberries improves eyesight.
• Helps to eliminate violations of the diuretic system.

It is impossible to guarantee one hundred percent weight loss when eating goji berries. The rate of weight loss depends not only on the fruits, but also on the chosen diet, diet, menu, and individual characteristics of the body. On average, when eating berries, 1-2 kilograms per week are lost. During the diet, in parallel with berries, it is necessary to eat only healthy food, reduce or completely abandon flour products. Physical activity and regular long walks in the fresh air affect the rate of weight loss. Dereza fruits are brewed as tea, added to cereals.

Useful properties of wolfberry and its application

Wolfberry is actively used in medicine for the treatment of diseases:

• hearts;
• nervous system;
• kidneys;
• liver;
• immune system;
• eye;
• joints;
• intestinal tract.

In folk medicine, decoctions and tinctures are prepared from wolf berries, which are then used to treat pneumonia, bronchitis, laryngitis, sciatica, paralysis, tonsillitis, tinnitus, and cardiovascular diseases. The medicinal property, as well as toxic, is completely possessed by the whole plant (fruits, root, juice, leaves, stem), which is harvested only in dry weather. Because of the toxicity of official medicine, wolfberries are not used. The fruits are added to homeopathic medicines for the treatment of skin diseases.

• For the treatment of constipation, not berries are actively used, but the bark of the wolfberry plant. To do this, take dry bark (30 gr.), Finely chop. Pour the resulting mixture with 200 grams of 30% alcohol, let it brew for 10 days. Take tincture 1 teaspoon once a day.
• With increased acidity of gastritis, dereza leaves are used. Take 10 grams of dried leaves of oregano, plantain, nettle, wolfberry, add half a glass of water, boil for 10 minutes. Ready herbal tincture to drink three times a day after meals, 70 ml.

What to do with symptoms of poisoning by a poisonous plant

If you do not help a person who has been poisoned by wolf berries in time, a fatal outcome is inevitable. The poisonous properties of the plant and its fruits spread throughout the body very quickly. With symptoms of poisoning by the berries of any poisonous plant, you should urgently call an ambulance or take the victim to the nearest hospital. While waiting for the doctor, do the following:

• Try to free your stomach from poisonous berries. Induce vomiting. Do a gastric lavage from the fruit: let the victim drink plenty of water (1-3 liters) with the addition of activated charcoal (4 tablespoons per liter) or potassium permanganate, induce vomiting again so that the remains of the fruit come out. Do the procedure several times.
• If there are medicines, give the patient any cardiac and laxative, because the toxic effect of the fruits of the plant causes cardiac arrest, desiccation of the body and shock.
• When a person has convulsions, after eating the fruits of a poisonous plant, use chloral hydrate or milk, a starch solution.
• After emergency treatment for berry or plant poisoning, put the victim to bed, wrap him in a blanket, cover with warm heating pads and wait for the doctor.

Wolfberry is a popular collective name for shrubs, the fruits of which can have irritating or toxic properties and pose a danger to the body. As a rule, the berry looks very attractive, and inexperienced people may mistake it for a healthy currant and eat it.

What is wolfberry?

Wolfberry is a poisonous plant. The following dangerous shrubs can be popularly called this way:

• snowberry;
• belladonna ordinary;
• brittle buckthorn;
• raven eye;
• daphne;
• ordinary honeysuckle.

But most often the wolfberry shrub is the common privet. Another popular name - "wolf's eye" - was obtained due to the appearance of the fruits - they are small, round, blue-black.

Why is the wolfberry so called? The designation has gone since ancient times, when everything bad and dangerous was attributed to a dangerous beast. Harmful fruits were considered his "gifts".

In spring, privet begins to bloom violently, the first wolf's eye berry appears by the beginning of autumn. At this time, children or inexperienced adults begin to pluck the attractive fruits and eat them or try to use the leaves to make herbal teas. Doing so is prohibited.

Possible benefits and harms

Despite the fact that the black wolfberry is a dangerous product, it also contains useful substances. These include:

• phenol;
• vitamin C;
• tannins;
• essential oils;
• carotenoid.

Some components of the berry are toxic. So, it contains vitamins - "opponents" of vitamin K, which guarantees proper blood clotting. Under adverse circumstances, even a small amount of fruit can cause bleeding.

The fruits are actively used in folk medicine. When used correctly, berries help fight mental disorders and neuroses, correct the state of the cardiovascular system, and are used to treat joints, organs of vision, liver, skin diseases, and kidneys. It is believed that plant-based decoctions can be effective for colds.

They are often used in homeopathy. In the summer, roots, leaves and twigs are harvested, and ripe berries are collected in the fall. Doctors do not recommend the use of toxic fruits, especially when it comes to treating a child.

What happens if you eat a wolfberry?

In addition to useful substances, the fruits also contain dangerous ones. Kokkognin can bring special harm to the body - it is he who causes poisoning with wolfberry. A negative reaction occurs both when eaten and by skin contact with fruit juice or even shrub leaves.

The first symptoms of poisoning appear within half an hour after eating the product. The degree of their severity largely depends on the number of berries eaten and the age of the person. In children, the reaction occurs faster and is more dangerous than in healthy adults.

The victim is expected to:

In some cases, vomit contains a small amount of blood impurities.

If there has been skin contact with a dangerous plant, the symptoms will be different. Blisters may appear in the affected areas, and inflammatory rashes do not have a specific localization and “migrate” throughout the body. The mucous membrane of the mouth dries up, a barely noticeable itching begins.

Berry juice is especially active. Its toxic components are easily able to overcome the skin barrier and are quickly absorbed into the blood, entering the systemic circulation. In this case, the victim has:

• dyspnea;
• increase in body temperature;
• increased heart rate;
• dizziness;
• pupil dilation.

A violation of the activity of the kidneys develops quite quickly, due to which there are problems with the production and outflow of urine. The larynx swells, which complicates the process of swallowing. In severe cases, paralysis of the respiratory nerve, coma and death are possible.

Necessary first aid

Any wolfberry poisoning requires the intervention of qualified specialists. But while waiting for the doctor, you should provide first aid to the victim yourself. This can alleviate his condition and reduce the likelihood of complications.

1. Cleanse the stomach. This must be done through vomiting, which will remove from the body the remains of berries that have not had time to be digested. To provoke a reflex, you should press on the root of the tongue.
2. Make a wash. The poisoned person should drink at least half a liter of warm water, saline or a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Then vomiting is caused. Repeat until the vomit is clear.
3. Until the doctor arrives, you can only drink non-carbonated mineral water or milk at room temperature.
4. You can remove the pain syndrome with the help of Almagel A, jelly or fresh rice water.

Important: First aid is provided only if the victim is conscious.

If the plant comes into contact with the skin, the problem area must be washed with running water or soda solution. Lidocaine solution will help to remove burning sensation and pain. Further manipulations should be carried out by physicians.

It is strictly forbidden to give non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or Aspirin to the victim. Such drugs contribute to blood thinning, which will increase the symptoms and speed up the process of spreading the poison throughout the body.

Further treatment

A specific antidote that will help neutralize the poisonous effects of the plant,
is absent. Further treatment of the victim is carried out in the toxicology department. In a hospital, the patient receives symptomatic therapy.

For some time after poisoning, the patient will have to follow a strict diet and take medication to eliminate spasms and hemorrhagic syndrome. This is possible at home, but under the supervision of the attending physician.

Precautionary measures

Even a city dweller needs to know where the wolf's eye grows. They are found not only in the forest and in suburban areas. In some cities, they play the role of a "hedge" - dense shrubs bloom luxuriantly, look beautiful and do not require special care.

For your own safety, it is better to bypass poisonous plants. But if there was any contact with a poisonous plant, you should not ignore the alarming reactions of the body. Even if there are no symptoms of poisoning yet, it is advisable to clear the stomach of the remnants of berries. If the juice gets on the skin, it should be washed off or wiped off immediately.

People who often go to the forest to pick fruits and mushrooms need to remember what a wolfberry looks like. Any fruit can be dangerous, even despite its external attractiveness. Eating something from an unknown bush is strictly prohibited.

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