Fatal poisoning by accidental ingestion of the ?heartbreak grass? (Gelsemium elegans) verified by toxicological and medico-legal analyses

Qu, D; Qiao, DF; Chen, XC; Feng, CQ; Luo, QZ; Tan, XH

Tan, XH (corresponding author), Southern Med Univ, Sch Forens Med, Dept Forens Pathol, Guangzhou 510515, Peoples R China.; Luo, QZ (corresponding author), Southern Med Univ, Sch Forens Med, Dept Forens Analyt Toxicol, Guangzhou 510515, Peoples R China.

FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, 2021; 321 ():

Abstract

We present a case of fatal poisoning from accidental ingestion of Gelsemium elegans (G. elegans), a rarely toxic plant. A 41-year-old man was found de......

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