• DOI:10.3109/15563659008993491
Corpus ID: 24240371

Toxicity of nightshade berries (Solanum dulcamara) in mice.

@article{Hornfeldt1990ToxicityON,
  title={Toxicity of nightshade berries (Solanum dulcamara) in mice.},
  author={C. Hornfeldt and J. Collins},
  journal={Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology},
  year={1990},
  volume={28 2},
  pages={
          185-92
        }
}

• C. Hornfeldt, J. Collins
• Published 1990
• Medicine
• Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology

Ripened nightshade berries (Solanum dulcamara) are among the most commonly reported plant ingestions in Minnesota. Because of the lack of adequate information regarding the toxic qualities of S. dulcamara berries, the ingestion of even small quantities by children is usually treated conservatively with syrup of ipecac. The toxicity of S. dulcamara berries was studied by gavaging mice with a preparation of lyophilized berries, ripened and unripened, collected at various times of the year. Mice… Expand