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Heavy metal poisoning [5] Coltsfoot: coughwort, farfarae folium leaf, foalswort [4] Tussilago farfara: Liver damage, cancer [4] Comfrey: comphrey, blackwort, common comfrey, slippery root [4] Symphytum officinale: Liver damage, [4] [5] cancer [4] Country mallow: heartleaf, silky white mallow Sida cordifolia "Heart attack, heart arrhythmia ...
Opiate overdose symptoms and signs can be referred to as the "opioid toxidrome triad": decreased level of consciousness, pinpoint pupils and respiratory depression. Other symptoms include seizures and muscle spasms. Sometimes an opiate overdose can lead to such a decreased level of consciousness such that the person will not wake up.
The terms 'opioid' and 'opiate' are sometimes used interchangeably, but the term 'opioid' is used to designate all substances, both natural and synthetic, that bind to opioid receptors in the brain. [4] Opiates are alkaloid compounds naturally found in the opium poppy plant Papaver somniferum. [5] [6]
The leaves and the bark are used to treat coughs, sore throats, asthma, bronchitis, gonorrhea, yellow fever, toothache, and as an antidote to general poisoning. [159] Trifolium pratense: Red clover: The plant is an ingredient in some recipes for essiac tea. Research has found no benefit for any human health conditions. [160] Trigonella foenum ...
But there’s a human cost to maintaining a status quo in which perpetual relapse is considered a natural part of a heroin addict’s journey to recovery. Relapse for a heroin addict is no mere setback. It can be deadly. A sober addict leaves a treatment program with the physical cravings still strong but his tolerance gone.
Paregoric was a household remedy in the 18th and 19th centuries when it was widely used to control diarrhea in adults and children, as an expectorant and cough medicine, to calm fretful children, and to rub on the gums to counteract the pain from teething. A formula for paregoric from Dr. Chase's Recipes (1865): [7]
Treatment: There is no specific treatment for hand, foot, and mouth disease but the CDC says that taking over-the-counter medications like acetaminophen or ibuprofen can help to relieve fever and ...
Cellulitis. Cellulitis looks like a rash, but is actually an infection of the middle layer of skin, says Dr. Yadav. It causes the skin to become diffusely red, swollen, tender, and hot to the ...