Poisoning due to ingestion of Veratrum viride (false hellebore).

Abstract	We present six cases of poisoning due to ingestion of Veratrum viride (false hellebore) and review the physiology of veratrum alkaloids. Significant bradycardia and hypotension can occur after intoxication by veratrum plants, which grow widely in swampy areas of the eastern and western United States. Nausea and vomiting also occur typically after ingestion. Atropine is the mainstay of therapy, but pressors may be required to maintain blood pressure. Cases of veratrum poisoning have not been widely reported in the emergency medicine literature.
Authors	A M Jaffe, D Gephardt, L Courtemanche
Journal	The Journal of emergency medicine (J Emerg Med) 1990 Mar-Apr Vol. 8 Issue 2 Pg. 161-7 ISSN: 0736-4679 [Print] United States
PMID	2362117 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Veratrum Alkaloids Atropine
Topics	Administration, Oral Adult Atropine (therapeutic use) Bradycardia (drug therapy, etiology) Emergency Medical Services Humans Hypotension (drug therapy, etiology) Male Middle Aged Plant Poisoning (diagnosis, drug therapy) Plants, Medicinal Plants, Toxic Veratrum Veratrum Alkaloids (poisoning)

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