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Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances
Foods, Fungi, Medicinal Herbs, Plants, and Venomous Animals
by Donald G. Barcoeloux
Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances 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.
Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances finally gives you an easily accessible resource for vital toxicological information on foods, plants, and animals in key areas in the natural environment.
Contents
1. Foodborne and Microbial Toxins
Chemical Contamination and Additives
- Food Contamination
- Food Additives and Sensitivities
Staples and Spices
- Akee Fruit and Jamaican Vomiting Sickness
- Cinnamon
- Cyanogenic Foods
- Cycad Seeds and Chronic Neurologic Disease
- Djenkol Bean
- Grass Pea and Neurolathyrism
- Nutmeg
- Pepper and Capsaicin
- Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Solanine Toxicity
- Rhubarb and Oxalosis
Microbes
- Bacillus cereus
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Clostridium botulinum
- Clostridium perfringens
- Escherichia coli
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Salmonella
- Shigella Species
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus Species
- Vibrio Species
- Yersinia enterocolitica
- Cyanobacteria
- Protozoa and Intestinal Parasites
- Gastrointestinal Viruses
Seafood
- Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning and Domoic
- Azaspiracid Shellfish Poisoning and Azaspiracid Toxins
- Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning and Okadaic Acid
- Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning and Brevetoxins
- Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning and Saxitoxins
- Ciguatera Fish Poisoning and Ciguatoxins
- Puffer Fish Poisoning and Tetrodotoxin
- Red Whelk and Tetramine
- Scombroid Fish, Scombrotoxin, and Histamine
2. Fungal Toxins
Mushrooms
Chapters 37-44
Mycotoxins
Chapter 45
3. Medicinal Herbs and Essential Oils
Medicinal Herbs
Chapters 46-96
Essential Oils
Chapters 97-104
4. Toxic Plants
Plant Dermatitis
Chapter 105
Bulbs, Rhizomes, and Tubers
Chapters 106-112
Beans
Chapters 113-139
Shrubs and Vines
Chapters 140-155
Trees
Chapters 156-163
5. Venomous Animals
Arthropods
Chapters 164-173
Reptiles
Chapters 174-177
Marine Invertebrates
Chapters 178-181
Eels and Lampreys
Chapter 182
Fish
Chapters 183-184
Mammals
Chapter 185
Index
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Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances
Foods, Fungi, Medicinal Herbs, Plants, and Venomous Animals
by Donald G. Barceloux
2008 • 1,157 pages • $194.00 + shipping
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