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Five Case Reports of Wild Honey Intoxication with Symptoms and Treatments
Rajiv Shrestha 1, Aanchal Shrestha 1, Shaoliang Chen 2*
1 Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
2 Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing-210006, China
Abstract
Honey is one of the daily consuming foods in our life and is being used for centuries. However, honey made from some species of rhododendron plants contains toxins known as grayanotoxins may be poisoning or even life-threatening. This is also referred as 'wild honey or mad honey'. Wild honey is mostly taken as an alternative medicine for the treatment of various diseases. Many people have a general belief that wild honey can treat gastritis, peptic ulcers, weakness, arthritis, diabetes, hypertension and reduce weight. Wild honey results in intoxication and its symptoms normally include dizziness, hypotension and bradycardia either sinus or atrial-ventricular block. Grayanotoxins interfere with normal sodium channel functioning by maintaining excitable cells in a depolarized state during which, calcium entry into the cells is facilitated and results in continuous stimulation of the vagal nervous system causing various symptoms. In this article, we have presented few cases of wild honey intoxication in the emergency settings. We have discussed symptoms, mechanism and treatment plans for the physician to provide knowledge of its diagnosis and treatment.
Biomedical Sciences | Case report
A R T I C L E I N F O
Received
April 04, 2018
Accepted
June 05, 2018
Published
August 10, 2018
*Corresponding Author
Shaoliang Chen
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Keywords
Honey poisoning
Cardiogenic Shock Grayanotoxin
Honey poisoning symptoms
2018 | Volume 6 | Issue 2