
Peganum harmala L. is commonly used in traditional medicine in Morocco for its sedative and emmenagogue properties but expose to the risk of overdose and poisoning. The aim of our study was to analyze a series of 200 cases of poisoning collected in poison control and pharmacovigilance center of Morocco in order to describe the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic features and outcome of patients and indicate the toxicity of this plant used primarily for therapeutic purposes.This retrospective study performed over a period of twenty four years from January 1984 to December 2008.The mean age of patients was 24.4±16.8 years with a female predominance (167 women against 33 men). Therapeutic circumstance was found in 32.5%, followed by suicide (28.5%) and abortion (13.5%). The symptomatology was dominated by neurological, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular signs respectively 34.4%, 31.9 % and 15.8%. The evolution has been specified in 114 cases, 7 deaths have been deplored with a fatality rate of 6.2%.
Adult, Male, Plant Poisoning, Adolescent, Age Factors, Infant, Suicide, Attempted, Middle Aged, Psychoses, Substance-Induced, Morocco, Child, Preschool, Humans, Female, Peganum, Medicine, Traditional, Nervous System Diseases, Child, Aged, Phytotherapy, Retrospective Studies
Adult, Male, Plant Poisoning, Adolescent, Age Factors, Infant, Suicide, Attempted, Middle Aged, Psychoses, Substance-Induced, Morocco, Child, Preschool, Humans, Female, Peganum, Medicine, Traditional, Nervous System Diseases, Child, Aged, Phytotherapy, Retrospective Studies
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 20 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
