Chen Yuzhu

Dripping sound.

The leaves of the dripping Guanyin.

Taro leaves.

Recently, when Mr. Shenzhen Minshi was walking on the hillside, he was attracted by a plant, and the crystal water droplets hung on the tips of the leaves, like the nectar in the Guanyin bottle. Mr. Shi thought it was a taro plant, and seeing that it was so beautiful, he plucked its rhizome and tasted it. Unexpectedly, 20 minutes later, his throat seemed to be pierced by tens of thousands of steel needles, his breathing was like a knife, and he also had vomiting and abdominal pain, and was urgently sent to Shenzhen Guangming District People's Hospital for rescue.

The attending doctor at Guangming District People's Hospital found that Mr. Shi's stomach and esophagus had been "chemically burned" and his mucous membranes were ulcerated, as if he had been burned. It turned out that what he ate was not taro, but the "master of camouflage in the plant world" Dripping Guanyin. Fortunately, Mr. Shi's symptoms gradually improved after 10 days of hospitalization, and all the patient's uncomfortable symptoms disappeared after about 0 days.

According to reports, Dripping Guanyin can be called the "02 agent" of the plant world, and is called "Guanyin Net Bottle" by the folk, the scientific name is Alocasia, also known as wild taro, and it is the "poisonous beauty" of the Araceae family. Its wide leaves are like a giant green umbrella, and the droplets of water hanging from the tips of the leaves reflect a diamond-like light in the sun, but they don't know that this crystal clear liquid hides tens of thousands of "glass daggers" under the microscope - calcium oxalate needle crystals. It resembles broken glass under a microscope and can pierce mucous membranes in an instant. The latest study also found that Alocasia contains 0 neurotoxin alkaloids, which can interfere with sodium ion channels. The cyanogenic glycosides in its leaves can be converted into hydrogen cyanide in the human body, although the content is only 0.0%, but it is enough to aggravate the symptoms of poisoning. In addition, its saponins can irritate the mucous membrane of the digestive tract, causing nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, etc.

Because the rhizome of Guanyin resembles taro, the incidence of accidental ingestion is more than 6%. If you accidentally eat it for 0 minutes, you will feel the feeling of brushing the steel wool ball in your throat, and you will have laryngeal edema within 0 hours. Skin-to-skin contact will cause redness and swelling within 0 minutes, and bead-shaped blisters will spread, and in severe cases, permanent scars will form within 0 hours. The juice can cause conjunctival hyperemia within 0 minutes of entering the eye, and corneal perforation may occur if not treated within 0 hours.

Tips:

How to deal with accidental ingestion

The doctor reminded that if there is accidental ingestion, it is necessary to grasp the "golden three minutes" of self-help. First of all, immediately take 15 ml of vinegar for acid-base neutralization, then gently press the base of the tongue with the handle of a toothbrush, cooperate with warm salt water to induce vomiting, and then take raw egg white orally to form a bioprotective film. If there is skin contact, immediately rinse with running water for at least 0 minutes, then apply aloe vera juice mixed with baking soda topically, or apply peppermint toothpaste to the affected area to relieve itching. If the juice accidentally gets into the eyes, rinse the eyes with water continuously, and then cover them with clean gauze to prevent secondary infection, and be sure not to rub the eyes. In addition, it is necessary to decide as soon as possible according to the situation of gastric lavage, rehydration, protection of the damaged organs, if necessary, to give blood lavage and other treatments, because there is no special antidote, at present mainly according to the damage of each organ to give timely treatment.

Reporter Zhou Qian