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Vomiting sickness

Nepal. Hot water extract of the stem is taken orally by men as an aphrodisiac . Pakistan. Juice of the stem is taken orally in large quantities as an anaphrodisiac . Papua-New Guinea. Fresh stem is chewed for diarrhea and vomiting sickness ° . Rarotonga. Juice of the fresh stem is taken orally to treat bronchitis . ... [Pg.439]

BOX 24-A MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE AND JAMAICAN VOMITING SICKNESS... [Pg.1394]

Akee poisoning (Jamaican winter vomiting sickness or toxic hypoglycemic syndrome) is a potentially fatal illness. During an outbreak in 1991, symptoms included vomiting (77%), coma (25%), and seizures (24%) (1). In 29 African children, all of whom died in 2-48 hours, there... [Pg.3104]

Jamaican vomiting sickness is caused by a toxin (hypoglycin) from the unripe fruit of the akee tree. This toxin inhibits an acyl CoA dehydrogenase of P-oxidation consequently, more glucose must be oxidized to compensate for the decreased ability to use fatty adds as a fuel, and severe hypoglycemia can occur. co-Oxidation of fatty acids is increased, and dicarboxylic acids are excreted in the urine. Unwary children are usually the victims of this frequently fatal disease. [Pg.219]

EMA aciduria maybe associated with several other inherited and acquired conditions, including (1) glutaric acidemia type II (some cases are actually labeled to have ethylmalonic adipic aciduria),(2) disorders of the intramitochon-drial flavin adenine dinucleotide pathway, (3) mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders, and (4) ethylmalonic encephalopathy. Jamaican vomiting sickness (due to ingestion of unripe ackee fruit containing the poison hypoglycin A) and ifosfamide treatment represent two additional causes of ethylmalonic aciduria. [Pg.2236]

Tanaka K, Ikeda Y. Hypoglycin and Jamaican vomiting sickness. Prog Clin Biol Res 1990 321 167-84. [Pg.2247]

The unripe fruit of the akee tree produces a toxin, hypoglycin, which causes a condition known as Jamaican vomiting sickness. The victims of the toxin are usually unwary children who eat this unripe fruit and develop a severe hypoglycemia, which is often fatal. [Pg.437]

Hill KR (1952) The vomiting sickness of Jamaica a review. West Indian Med J 1 243-264... [Pg.1467]

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