Amygdalin poisoning

Introduction: Amygdalin poisoning

Description of Amygdalin poisoning

Amygdalin poisoning (medical condition): Amygdalin is a chemical found naturally in various plants e.g. stone fruit kernels and raw almonds. Eating these parts of the plant that contain the chemical can cause symptoms of cyanide poisoning as the amygdalin is converted to cyanide by the digestive process. Obviously, the concentration of the chemical varies amongst species of plant and often, significant quantities are needed to produce symptoms. Nevertheless, severe poisoning can result in death. Amygdalin is believed by some to inhibit cancers but there has been no conclusive proof of this.

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Plant poisoning - Amygdalin:
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Amygdalin poisoning: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Amygdalin poisoning:

• Amygdalin
• Poisoning

Amygdalin poisoning as a Disease

Amygdalin poisoning: Another name for Plant poisoning - Amygdalin (or close medical condition association).
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  »Symptoms of Plant poisoning - Amygdalin
  »Treatments for Plant poisoning - Amygdalin

Symptoms of Amygdalin poisoning (Plant poisoning - Amygdalin)

Some of the symptoms of Amygdalin poisoning incude:

• Headache - mild poisoning
• Chest tightness - mild poisoning
• Throat tightness - mild poisoning
• Muscle weakness - mild poisoning
• Neuropathy - chronic poisoning

See full list of 30 symptoms of Amygdalin poisoning (Plant poisoning - Amygdalin)

Treatments for Amygdalin poisoning (Plant poisoning - Amygdalin)

Treatments for Amygdalin poisoning (Plant poisoning - Amygdalin) include:

• Decontamination; supportive or symptomatic measures

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Treatment of Amygdalin poisoning: For more treatment information about Amygdalin poisoning, see treatment of Plant poisoning - Amygdalin (Amygdalin poisoning)

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