Juniper tar poisoning.

Abstract

Juniper tar (cade oil) is distilled from the branches and wood of Juniperus oxycedrus. It contains etheric oils, triterpene and phenols, and is used for many purposes in folk medicine. A case is reported of a previously healthy man who ingested a spoonful of home-made extract of Juniperus oxycedrus. The poisoning caused fever, severe hypotension, renal failure, hepatotoxicity, and severe cutaneous burns on the face. After supportive and symptomatic treatment, the patient improved and was discharged in a good condition on the eleventh day.

• Authors: Suda Tekin Koruk, Esin Ozyilkan, Pinar Kaya, Dilsen Colak, Omer Donderici, Yildirim Cesaretli
• Journal: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Clin Toxicol (Phila)) Vol. 43 Issue 1 Pg. 47-9 ( 2005) ISSN: 1556-3650 [Print] England
• PMID: 15732446 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Plant Extracts

Topics

• Adult
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Electrocardiography
• Emergency Treatment
• Humans
• Juniperus (poisoning)
• Male
• Plant Extracts (poisoning)
• Plant Poisoning (diagnosis, pathology, therapy)
• Plants, Toxic (poisoning)