tremetol

active extract obtained from White Snakeroot plant (Eupatorium urticaefolium Reichard); ingestion of milk from cows who have grazed on weed produces serious, sometimes fatal intoxication of syndrome called milk sickness, characterized by severe ketoacidosis; extract has at least 6 components, 3 of which are ketone derivs of benzofuran

Networked: 3 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Davis, T Zane: 1 article (07/2010)
2.	Green, Benedict T: 1 article (07/2010)
3.	Hall, Jeffery O: 1 article (07/2010)
4.	Lee, Stephen T: 1 article (07/2010)
5.	Stegelmeier, Bryan L: 1 article (07/2010)

Related Diseases

1.	Poisoning 11/01/1984 - "Suspected tremetol poisoning in horses." 08/31/1963 - "Tremetol poisoning--not yet extinct." 07/01/2010 - "Similarities with white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) poisoning and nearly identical chemical analyses led early researchers to conclude that tremetol, a mixture of benzofuran ketones, is the rayless goldenrod toxin. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Ketones
2.	benzofuran