{"product_id":"medical-toxicology-of-natural-substances-isbn-9780471727613","title":"Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances","description":"Interest and information in the field of medical toxicology has grown rapidly, but there has never been a concise, authoritative reference focused on the subjects of natural substances, chemical and physical toxins, drugs of abuse, and pharmaceutical overdoses. \u003ci\u003eMedical Toxicology of Natural Substances\u003c\/i\u003e finally gives you an easily accessible resource for vital toxicological information on foods, plants, and animals in key areas in the natural environment. \u003cp\u003eFOREWORD xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePREFACE xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eREVIEW PANEL xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 1 FOODBORNE and MICROBIAL TOXINS 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Chemical Contamination and Additives 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby Cyrus Rangan, MD, FAAP\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Food Contamination 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Food Additives and Sensitivities 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Staples and Spices 34\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Akee Fruit and Jamaican Vomiting Sickness (Blighia sapida Köenig) 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Cinnamon (Cinnamomum Species) 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Cyanogenic Foods (Cassava, Fruit Kernels, and Cycad Seeds) 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Cycad Seeds and Chronic Neurologic Disease (Cycas Species) 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Djenkol Bean [Archidendron jiringa (Jack) I. C. Nielsen] 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Grass Pea and Neurolathyrism (Lathyrus sativus L.) 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Pepper and Capsaicin (Capsicum and Piper Species) 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Solanine Toxicity (Solanum tuberosum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.) 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Rhubarb and Oxalosis (Rheum Species) 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII Microbes 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bacteria 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby Cyrus Rangan, MD, FAAP\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Bacillus cereus 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Campylobacter jejuni 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Clostridium perfringens 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Escherichia coli 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Listeria monocytogenes 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Salmonella 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Shigella Species (Shiga Enterotoxins) 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Staphylococcus aureus 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Streptococcus Species 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Vibrio Species 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Yersinia enterocolitica 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB Other Microbes 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Cyanobacteria 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Protozoa and Intestinal Parasites 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Gastrointestinal Viruses 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV Seafood 212\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Amnesic Shellfi sh Poisoning and Domoic Acid 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Azaspiracid Shellfi sh Poisoning and Azaspiracid Toxins 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Diarrhetic Shellfi sh Poisoning and Okadaic Acid 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Neurotoxic Shellfi sh Poisoning and Brevetoxins 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Paralytic Shellfi sh Poisoning and Saxitoxins 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Ciguatera Fish Poisoning and Ciguatoxins 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Puffer Fish Poisoning and Tetrodotoxin 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Red Whelk and Tetramine 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Scombroid Fish, Scombrotoxin, and Histamine 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 2 FUNGAL TOXINS 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Mushrooms 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Amatoxin-Containing Mushrooms 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 False Morel and Gyromitrin Poisoning 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Gastroenteritis-Producing Mushrooms 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Inky Cap and Coprine Toxicity [Coprinus atramentarius (Bull.) Fr.] 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Isoxazole-Containing Mushrooms and Pantherina Syndrome (Amanita muscaria, Amanita pantherina) 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Muscarine-Containing Mushrooms and Muscarine Toxicity (Clitocybe and Inocybe Species) 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Orellanine-Containing Mushrooms and Nephrotoxicity (Cortinarius Species) 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Paxillus and Other Mushroom Syndromes 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Mycotoxins 317\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Mycotoxins 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 3 MEDICINAL HERBS and ESSENTIAL OILS 373\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Medicinal Herbs 377\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Aloe Vera [Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.] 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Aristolochic Acid and Chinese Herb Nephropathy 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa L.) 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Blue Cohosh [Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.] 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Borage (Borago offi cinalis L.) 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 Burdock Root (Arctium lappa L.) 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Calamus (Acorus calamus L.) 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora T. Nees \u0026amp; Eberm.) 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Cascara (Frangula purshiana Cooper) 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Cat’s Claw [Uncaria tomentosa (Willd. ex Schult.) DC.] 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 Chamomile [Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert, Chamaemelum nobile L.] 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Chaparral [Larrea tridentata (Sesse \u0026amp; Moc. ex DC.) Vail] 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus L.) 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Clove and Eugenol [Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. \u0026amp; L. M. Perry] 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 Colocynth [Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.] 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara L.) 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 Comfrey and Other Pyrrolizidine-Containing Plants 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton) 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Dong Quai [Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels] 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium Schultz Bip.) 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 Garlic (Allium sativum L.) 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys L.) 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 Ginger (Zingiber offi cinale Roscoe) 482\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 Ginkgo Tree (Ginkgo biloba L.) 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 Ginseng 497\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71 Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) 504\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72 Hawthorn (Crataegus Species) 510\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e73 Impila, Pine Thistle, and Atractyloside 514\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e74 Jin Bu Huan and Tetrahydropalmatine 518\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e75 Juniper (Juniper communis L.) 522\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e76 Kava (Piper methysticum Forster) 525\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e77 Lavender (Lavandula Species) 532\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e78 Licorice (Glycyrrhiza Species) 537\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e79 Ma Huang (Ephedra Alkaloids) 545\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e80 Milk Thistle [Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner] 553\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e81 Passionfl ower (Passifl ora incarnata L.) 558\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e82 Pennyroyal and Pulegone (Mentha pulegium L.) 563\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e83 Purple Conefl ower and Other Echinacea Species 568\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e84 Rosemary (Rosmarinus offi cinalis L.) 574\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e85 Rue (Ruta graveolens L.) 579\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e86 Sassafras [Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees] 582\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e87 Saw Palmetto [Serenoa repens (Bartram) J.K. Small] 586\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e88 Senna (Senna alexandrina P. Mill.) 591\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e89 Skullcap (Scutellaria laterifl ora L.) 596\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e90 St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) 600\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e91 Star Anise (Illicium verum Hook. F. and Illicium anisatum L.) 607\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e92 Star Fruit (Averrhoa carambola L.) 611\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e93 Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare L.) 614\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e94 Valerian (Valeriana offi cinalis L.) 617\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e95 Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) 623\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e96 Yohimbe Bark and Yohimbine (Pausinystalia yohimbe Pierre ex Beille) 627\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Essential Oils 632\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e97 Citronella Oil [Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle] 632\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e98 Citrus Oil and Limonene 635\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e99 Eucalyptus Oil (Eucalyptus Species) 644\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e100 Neem Oil (Margosa Oil) (Azadirachta indica Adr. Juss.) 648\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101 Peppermint Oil (Mentha x piperita L.) 653\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e102 Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Species) 658\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e103 Tung Oil (Aleurites fordii Hemsl.) 663\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e104 Turpentine and Pine Oil (Pinus Species) 666\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 4 TOXIC PLANTS 673\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Plant Dermatitis 677\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e105 Plant Dermatitis 677\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Bulbs, Rhizomes, and Tubers 690\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e106 Buttercup Family 690\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e107 Colchicine-Containing Plants 693\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e108 Daffodils and Other Emetic Bulbs 703\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e109 Death Camas 707\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e110 Kaffir Lily [Clivia miniata (Lindley) Bosse] 710\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e111 Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis L.) 712\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e112 Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes Species) 716\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII Beans 718\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e113 Castor Bean and Ricin (Ricinus communis L.) 718\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e114 Cowitch and Horse Eye Bean (Mucuna Species) 727\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e115 Jequirity Bean and Abrin (Abrus precatorius L.) 729\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e116 Mescal Bean [Sophora secundifl ora (Ortega) Lagasca ex DC.] 733\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV Nonwoody Plants (Herbs) 736\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e117 Aconite Poisoning and Monkshood 736\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e118 African Blue Lily (Agapanthus Species) 743\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e119 Red Baneberry [Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.] 745\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e120 Begonias 747\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e121 Yellow Bird-of-Paradise [Caesalpinia gilliesii (Hook.) Wallich ex D. Dietr.] 749\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e122 Century Plant (Agave americana L.) 751\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e123 Cleistanthin, Diterpene Esters, and the Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae) 754\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e124 Cyanogenic Plants and Laetrile® 760\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e125 Dieffenbachia and Other Oxalate-Containing House Plants 768\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e126 Digitalis-Containing Flowers (Foxglove, Lily of the Valley) 773\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e127 Jimson Weed and Other Belladonna Alkaloids 776\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e128 Lupines and False Lupine 784\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e129 Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum L.) 788\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e130 Mistletoe 792\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e131 Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum L.) 796\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e132 Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana L.) 800\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e133 European Bittersweet and Other Solanum Species 803\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e134 Sweet Pea and Osteolathyrism 806\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e135 Tree Tobacco and Other Piperidine-Containing Plants 809\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e136 Veratrum Alkaloids 815\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e137 Wandering Jew (Tradescantia fl uminensis Vellozo) 819\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e138 Water Hemlock and Water Dropwort 821\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e139 White Snakeroot [Ageratina altissima (L.) King \u0026amp; H.E. Robins] 826\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV Shrubs and Vines 829\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e140 Barbados Nut (Jatropha curcas L.) 829\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e141 Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens L.) 832\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e142 Buckthorn [Karwinskia humboldtiana (J.A. Schultes) Zucc.] 834\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e143 Cactus 837\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e144 Carolina Jessamine [Gelsemium sempervirens (L.) St. Hil.] 841\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e145 Daphne (Daphne mezereum L.) 843\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e146 Dog Laurel (Leucothoe Species) 845\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e147 Dogbane Family and Cardenolides 847\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e148 Holly (Ilex Species) 861\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e149 Honeysuckle (Lonicera Species) 863\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e150 Ivy and Falcarinol 865\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e151 Lantana (Lantana camara L.) 867\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e152 Rhododendrons and Grayanotoxins 870\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e153 Snowberry [Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake)] 874\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e154 Squirting Cucumber [Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Richard] 876\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e155 Wisteria 879\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI Trees 881\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e156 Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) 881\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e157 Buckeye (Aesculus Species) 883\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e158 Chinaberry (Melia azedarach L.) 886\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e159 Golden Chain Tree (Laburnum anagyroides Medikus) 889\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e160 Karaka Nut (Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. \u0026amp; G. Forst.) 892\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e161 Oaks (Quercus Species) 894\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e162 Pepper Tree (Schinus Species) 897\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e163 Yew (Taxus Species) 899\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 5 VENOMOUS ANIMALS 905\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Arthropods 909\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Arachnids 909\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e164 Mites and Ticks (Order: Acari) 909\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e165 Scorpions (Order: Scorpiones) 914\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e166 Spiders (Order: Araneae) 925\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB Centipedes 950\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e167 Centipedes (Subclass: Chilopoda) 950\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC Insects 954\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e168 Bees, Wasps, and Ants (Order: Hymenoptera) 954\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e169 Bugs and Blister Beetles 969\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e170 Fleas (Order: Siphonaptera) 976\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e171 Flies and Mosquitoes (Order: Diptera) 979\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e172 Lice (Order: Phthiraptera) 983\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e173 Moths and Butterflies (Order: Lepidoptera) 988\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Reptiles 996\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e174 Amphibians—Toads, Frogs, Salamanders, and Newts (Class: Amphibia) 996\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e175 Gila Monster and Beaded Lizard 1008\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e176 Terrestrial Snakes (Suborder: Serpentes) 1013\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e177 Sea Snakes 1074\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII Marine Invertebrates 1078\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e178 Cone Shells and Blue-Ringed Octopus (Phylum: Mollusca) 1078\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e179 Jellyfish, Hydroids, Sea Anemones, and Corals (Phylum: Cnidaria) 1085\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e180 Sponges (Phylum: Porifera) 1102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e181 Starfish, Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers, and Fireworms (Phylum: Echinodermata) 1105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV Eels and Lampreys 1112\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e182 Moray Eel (Superclass: Agnatha) 1112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV Fish 1115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e183 Bony Fish (Class: Osteichthyes) 1115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e184 Cartilaginous Fish (Class: Chondrichthyes) 1128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI Mammals 1132\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e185 Mammals 1132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX 1135\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Overall, this book would be a useful addition to the libraries of medical students, graduate students in pharmacology and toxicology, and natural products scientists. Furthermore, because of its \"multidisciplinary evidence-based approach\", the book presents an easy-to-follow and valuable resource for clinical toxicologists and analytical chemists, as well as those involved in the regulation of toxic substance exposure. It is a superb resource for a natural products clinical toxicology course.\" (Journal of Natural Products, 17 August 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"[The book] provides in-depth, evidence based coverage of the most important natural toxins found in foods, fungi, medicinal herbs, plants and venimous animals.\" (\u003ci\u003eFood Science and Technology Abstracts,\u003c\/i\u003e July 2010)“This wonderful book covers an enormous subject with attention to detail and direct clinical relevance in a style that is surprisingly easy to read. The remaining volumes will be eagerly awaited by clinical toxicologists everywhere.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Medical Journal of Australia\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This text provides a comprehensive guide to the medical toxicology of natural substances and is considered an excellent reference for forensic scientists including pathologists, toxicologists, criminalists, and scene investigators.” (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Forensic Science\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Entries vary from single species to large groups; hence coverage is quite variable, though always informative. This volume will be useful for researchers and clinicians.” (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMedical Toxicology of Natural Substances\u003c\/i\u003e provides a reliable and easily accessible source on what is known about this topic.” (\u003ci\u003eJAMA\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It should be a part of the library any scientist who deal wit natural products research, as well as toxicologists and pharmacologists. It should be a principle reference for poison control centers.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Medicinal Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e, published online March 26, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr. Donald G. Barceloux\u003c\/b\u003e is presently a Staff Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Pomona Valley Community Hospital. He is also a teacher at UCLA, an active consultant on medical toxicology, and a fellow at the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, American College of Medical Toxicology, and the American College of Emergency Medicine. In addition, he has written an array of papers and co-authored a medical toxicology reference book.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989603041509,"sku":"NP9780471727613","price":264.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471727613.jpg?v=1761784770","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/medical-toxicology-of-natural-substances-isbn-9780471727613","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}