Open AccessLyonia ovalifolia (Angeri) poisoning: A case report
Author(s) -
Sharma Niraj Kumar,
Bhattarai Madhur,
Shah Sangam,
Gyawali Pawan,
Baral Kushal,
Banstola Hemanta
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6128
Subject(s) - ingestion , medicine , girl , deciduous , toxicology , traditional medicine , biology , botany , genetics
Lyonia ovalifolia (angeri) is a deciduous tree whose shoot and leaves are toxic. Its chemical constituents include grayanane diterpenoids, lyoniol A, and other toxic compounds. Young children might consume it intentionally or unintentionally, with subsequent adverse health outcomes and even mortality depending on the amount ingested. We present a case of an adolescent girl who developed poisoning on ingestion of angeri leaves.