Thevetia nereifolia. Cerbera thevetia. Ahovai-baum (of the Antilles). *N.O. Apocynaceae. Tincture or trituration of the seeds.
Clinical
Diarrhoea. Somnolence. Throat, affections of. Vomiting.
Characteristics
***J. Balfour observed the effect of eating the seeds on two boys, 8 and 6.5. This peculiar symptom was noted: “A tendency to sleep, disturbed every three to four minutes by irritation in the throat, and the discharge of a mouthful of frothy mucus with a sort of gulp, then the child would lie down and close his eyes until again disturbed.”.
Relations
*Compare: Apocynum Stroph. Upas
SYMPTOMS.
Throat
Tendency to sleep, disturbed every three to four minutes by irritation in the throat and discharge of a mouthful of frothy mucus with a sort of gulp, then the child would lie down and close his eyes again until again disturbed.
Stomach
Vomiting.
Stool
Bowels moved twice or thrice.