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	Jimson Weed Poisoning--A Case Report
		Jimson weed reaches a height of five feet and consists of large, jagged leaves and trumpet-shaped flowers, that may be white or purple.
		Absorption of jimson weed may be minimized either by using an agent that binds to the toxins or through removal of gastric contents by inducing emesis or administering gastric lavage.
		However, most cases of jimson weed poisoning have a benign outcome after treatment with only supportive care and observation; use of physostigmine is therefore not routine and should be reserved for patients who have clinically significant symptoms or complications.
	xnet.kp.org /permanentejournal/fall02/jimson.html (2034 words)

	Jimson Weed: Fast Facts
		Jimson weed is a common name for a plant known botanically as Datura stramonium, which has been used as a medicine and intoxicant for centuries.
		Since Jimson weed is native to much of the U.S. (from New England to Texas), it's most often used by young people in those areas unfamiliar with its reputation and unprepared for its side effects.
		Because of its anticholinergic properties and antispasmodic effects, Jimson weed was used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of illnesses.
	www.doitnow.org /pages/525.html (372 words)

	Teens in critical condition from Jimson weed
		Jimson weed is not a federally controlled substance, and it's not illegal to possess the plant, so law enforcement cannot investigate it as a crime, Thompson said.
		No one has collected Jimson weed in Wyoming in the past 26 years and it is not listed with the other 2,800 plants found in the state, said Ron Hartman, curator of the Herbarium at the University of Wyoming, which is the 16th largest such museum in the nation.
		Jimson weed is in the potato -- dangerous to eat when it's green -- or nightshade family of plants, according to information from the Safe Schools Office of the Natrona County School District.
	www.casperstartribune.net /articles/2004/09/29/news/casper/6f27037ee438a62787256f1e000b78d4.txt (752 words)

	American Family Physician: Jimson weed toxicity: management of anticholinergic plant ingestion - Clinical Pharmacology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jimson weed was cultivated in 16th century England from seeds that came from the Middle East.
		Intoxication with jimson weed is not uncommon in rural areas, especially among adolescents who may use the plant as a natural hallucinogen.
		Jimson weed (Datura stramonium), a member of the nightshade family (related to the potato), grows wild throughout the United States and is typically found in open, rich soil such as gardens and farms, in waste areas and along roadsides.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3225/is_n2_v46/ai_12606701 (1372 words)

	ADIC Jimson Weed Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jimson weed-- also known as thorn apple, angel's trumpet, and Jamestown weed (because the first record of physical symptoms following ingestion occurred in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1676 [1])--is a member of the nightshade family.
		Although most cases of Jimson weed poisoning in the United States occur sporadically, increased incidence or clustering of cases may follow press and broadcast reports that heighten interest in--but do not emphasize the adverse effects of--Jimson weed ingestion.
		Poisoning associated with Jimson weed can be prevented through education of health-care providers and by press and broadcast reports to the public that emphasize the health hazards of Jimson weed ingestion, but that reduce access to the plant by omitting detailed descriptions and drawings and photographs.
	www.infopackaging.com /IPUweb/On-Line_Services/adic/jweed.htm (448 words)

	AllRefer.com - Jimson weed, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia
		Jimson weed or Jamestown weed, large, coarse annual plant (Datura stramonium) of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family), native to warm-temperate and tropical regions of the New World, but long widely distributed and often weedy.
		The amusing antics of soldiers in colonial Virginia who ate Jimson weed have been recorded for history.
		Jimson weed is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Polemoniales, family Solanaceae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/J/Jimsonwe.html (194 words)

	NJDHSS, Office of Local Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Anyone suspected of being poisoned by jimson weed should be seen immediately in a hospital emergency department.
		Jimson weed (datura stramonium, also called thornapple, stinkweed, locoweed, devil's trumpet or green apple) is a common weed which grows throughout the world in temperate and tropical regions.
		Jimson weed is seasonal; the plants should die when frost comes.
	www.state.nj.us /health/lh/jimson.htm (460 words)

	Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Jimson Weed Poisoning -- Texas, New York, and California, 1994
		Jimson weed -- also known as thorn apple, angel's trumpet, and Jamestown weed (because the first record of physical symptoms following ingestion occurred in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1676 {1}) -- is a member of the nightshade family.
		Although most cases of Jimson weed poisoning in the United States occur sporadically, increased incidence or clustering of cases may follow press and broadcast reports that heighten interest in -- but do not emphasize the adverse effects of -- Jimson weed ingestion.
		Although the total number of reported exposures to Jimson weed did not rank among the 20 most frequently reported exposures to poisonous plants Table_1 (5), telephone calls to poison-control centers about Jimson weed poisoning are more likely than those about other hallucinogens to prompt a need for medical care (6).
	www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00035694.htm (1282 words)

	JIMSON WEED
		Overview: Jimson weed is a common name for a plant known as Datura stramonium, used as a medicine and intoxicant for centuries.
		Since Jimson weed is native to much of the U.S. it's most often used by young people in those areas unfamiliar with its reputation and unprepared for its side effects.
		The “asthma Powders” of older use where often a mixture of equal parts of jimson weed and potassium nitrate (saltpeter), this was ground into a fie powder.
	medplant.nmsu.edu /Diseases/asthma/asthma_JimsonWeed.htm (495 words)

	Jimson weed, desert heat a toxic mixture \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Jimson weed was originally known in the New World as Jamestown weed after references to its use in 1676 in Jamestown, Va. The toxic member of the potato, or nightshade, family is common along roadsides, farm fields and in the deserts of Southern California.
		It was in the desert that Eric Sears and Ben Fogelstrom came across a patch of jimson weed – also known as mad apple, stink week, devil's trumpet and locoweed – when they were hiking last month in Joshua Tree National Park.
		One thing is certain: Ingesting jimson weed while hiking in the desert in July is extremely dangerous.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040812/news_1c12jimson.html (789 words)

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		Jimson weed also overheats the user, may lead to dehydration and it can be mistaken for meningitis in the emergency room, said Clark, who is also the doctor in charge of the hospital's poison center.
		Clark said he sees very few cases of jimson weed poisoning a year, and usually the cases are all tied to users who ingested the weed together.
		The name jimson weed is a shortened version of the name Jamestown weed, which it was dubbed by the British who ingested it on the East Coast in the 1600s, Rebman said.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2004/08/04/special_reports/science_technology/13_22_208_3_04.prt (655 words)

	Final Diagnosis -- Case 47 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jimson Weed (Datura stramonium) is also known as Stink Weed, Jamestown Weed, Angel's Trumpet, Thornapple and Loco Weed.
		Jimson Weed is ingested in a variety of ways.
		It is boiled to form a drinkable tea, the seeds or portions of the plant are ingested directly, or a paste is ingested that is made from the roots and leaves.
	path.upmc.edu /cases/case47/dx.html (348 words)

	Erowid Datura Vaults : Jimson Weed Poisoning
		Jimson Weed is a common weed along roadsides, in cornfields and pastures, and in waste areas.
		Jimson Weed is used in over-the-counter asthma preparations: Asthmador, Barter's Powder, Kinsman's Asthmatic Powder, Green Mountain Asthmatic Compound, and Haywood's Powder, often abused by teens.
		Thin-layer chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry may confirm the presence of atropine and scopolamine in samples of the plant.(8) Other tests to identify Jimson Weed have been described where juice from seeds or urine from a patient may be instilled into a rabbit's eye to test for dilatation of the pupils.
	www.erowid.org /plants/datura/datura_info5.shtml (1276 words)

	Solanaceae (nightshade family)
		Jimson weed (its most widespread English name) is a perennial herb 2 to 5 feet (0.60-1.5 m) tall and up to several feet (a couple of meters) wide from a large tuberous root.
		Jimson weed occurs from central California to Texas and Mexico and into northern South America.
		Datura discolor (desert thorn apple, toloache) and D. stramonium (jimson weed, hierba del diablo—“herb of the devil”) are annuals with smaller dimensions.
	www.desertmuseum.org /books/solanaceae.html (621 words)

	Jimson Weed, Datura stramonium L.
		Jimson Weed is an annual, 5-15 cm tall.
		This weed is found in cultivated and disturbed areas throughout the southeastern United States, and throughout temperate and tropical areas of the world.
		Seeds from this weed responded to GA3 at a concentration of 10-2 with germination of 36%, while Thiorea at 10-3 increased the germination to 35%.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /FW016 (676 words)

	* Jimson Weed - (Plants): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		or Jamestown weed, large, coarse annual plant (Datura stramonium) of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family),...
		It's my guess the rarer name "Jimmy Fern" was adapted from having the same effect on cattle & sheep as does Jimson Weed.
		The fern has a toxin that keeps it from being browsed by rabbits or desert rodents, & it is avoided by deer...
	www.mimihu.com /plants/jimson_weed.html (116 words)

	Jimson weed on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		or Jamestown weed, large, coarse annual plant (Datura stramonium) of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family), native to warm-temperate and tropical regions of the New World, but long widely distributed and often weedy.
		Maria Ramundo, associate director of the emerency department at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Ohio, looks at a jimson weed pod, an example of a drug that can be found in nature that
		Jimson weed poisoning - Texas, New York, and California, 1994.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/J/Jimsonwe.asp (403 words)

	Jimson Weed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		—Jamestown weed, Jamestown lily, thorn apple, devil's apple, madapple, stinkweed, stinkwort, devil's-trumpet, fireweed, dewtry.
		—This is a very common weed in fields and waste places almost everywhere in the United States except in the North and West.
		—Jimson weed is an ill-smelling, poisonous plant with stout, much-branched, leafy stems from 2 to 5 feet high.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/herbhunters/jimson.html (126 words)

	Pocatello Idaho State Journal: Jimson weed cases raise alarm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Based on a rash of recent jimson weed cases, Bannock County Sheriff's Deputy Terry Pledger is gathering data in hopes of convincing the Idaho Legislature to outlaw the plant.
		Pledger had never seen a case of jimson weed use until about three weeks ago, when he evaluated another 17-year-old boy who appeared to be intoxicated.
		Jimson weed, a member of the nightshade family, contains a narcotic poison called stramonium.
	www.journalnet.com /articles/2003/11/25/news/local/news06.txt (753 words)

	DanceSafe: CN ON: Opp Issue Jimson Weed Warning
		Despite efforts to educate youth, the toxic plant jimson weed has made its annual appearance in local emergency rooms.
		Schaus says most drugs are included, but when one is found locally as often as jimson weed, more time is devoted to it.
		Eric DeSerranno says one reason jimson weed is so prevalent is that it can be found in local gardens, cornfields and along the side of the road.
	www.mapinc.org /safe/v04/n1480/a13.html (407 words)

	Profile - Jimson
		A solution for jimson weed packs was prescribed for an advanced case of mouth and throat cancer, where relief, but not a cure, was indicated.
		The second case is one of respiratory difficulty, where the lungs needed the properies of jimson to be inhaled by smoking the herb.
		Put about six ounces of the weed, stalk and leaf, and burr if young, in half a gallon of water and boil down to a pint.
	www.meridianinstitute.com /echerb/Files/1jimson.html (335 words)

	Jimson weed users return to school
		The person who gave the Jimson weed to the two 17-year-olds is their age, and that person ingested the plant but not as much, he said.
		The amount of Jimson weed needed to get high is very close to a fatal dose, and the quantity of toxins vary from plant to plant, Beatty said Friday.
		The students, their parents and guardians have been cooperative with school district officials who now think that the boys probably obtained the plant through sources on the Internet that offer mind-altering substances that are not illegal, Beatty said.
	www.casperstartribune.net /articles/2004/10/10/news/casper/3b171c9255e1cf5d87256f2700832571.txt (467 words)

	JIMSON WEED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jimson Weed is an herbal medicine used for asthma, whooping cough, muscle spasms, and to slow down salivation in Parkinson's disease.
		Other names for Jimson Weed include: Datura stramonium, angel's trumpet, angel tulip, apple-of-Peru, Devil weed, devil's apple, devil's trumpet, estramonio, green dragon, gypsyweed, inferno, Jamestown weed, loco seeds, locoweed, mad apple, moon weed, stramoine, stechapfel, stinkweed, tolguacha, trumpet lily, zombie's cucumber and thornapple leaf.
		The dose at which Jimsom Weed is effective is very close to the amount that will cause overdose.
	www.healthyroads.com /mylibrary/data/altcaredex/htm/ame0244.asp (524 words)

	Jimsonweed
		Datura Stramonium: "Jimson weed, Thorn Apple, Angels Trumpet" A common source for pharmaceutical alkaloids.
		JIMSON WEED (Genus Datura) is a native of India which was imported to Europe and thence to temperate parts of North America.
		stramonium L. "Jimson weed." A green-stemmed, hairless annual, 2 to 4 feet tall, with few branches and two 8 inch long ovate leaves.
	www.holoweb.com /cannon/jimsonwe.htm (1030 words)

	Jimson Weed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Toxicity of weed varies by year, between plants, and among different leaves on the same plant.
		A jimson weed overdose should be considered potentially serious and medical intervention sought- Call 911. Treatment may include supportive care, gastrointestinal decontamination, including induced vomiting, pumping stomach and/or use of activated charcoal, and use of physostigmine, a drug used to reverse effects of jimsonweed.
		Eating jimson weed seeds or drinking tea made of plant leaves, stems, etc.
	www.healthed.msu.edu /fact/jimson_weed.shtml (200 words)

	US WI: Jimson Weed Poisonings Treated At Hospitals Here
		With hallucinating teenagers parading in to be treated, Madison hospitals find themselves confronted with a rash of jimson weed poisonings.
		The three had eaten the weed on a trip to Milwaukee, he said.
		Jimson weed is a common weed in the deadly nightshade family that contains belladonna and has been given many names since first identified in the 17th century.
	www.mapinc.org /ctcnews/v02/n1863/a06.html (251 words)

	Jimson Weed Poisoning Sends Six Teens To Hospital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A warning about the dangers of jimson weed, also known as Deadly Nightshade.
		All parts of the plant Jimson weed are toxic -- but its seed pods can produce a "hallucinogenic" effect.
		A plant originally from Europe but now growing in the wild, jimson weed has been smoked, eaten and brewed into tea by those seeking a hallucinogenic high.
	www.wcpo.com /news/2004/local/10/12/jimsonweed.html (191 words)

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