毒理性
乳草中毒在牛中仍然是一个牧场主面临的问题,尤其是在没有足够的可饮用牧草或者乳草被混合在割下来的饲料中时。神经和胃肠症状包括抑郁和冷漠、虚弱、失去肌肉控制、跌倒、瞳孔散大、呼吸麻痹、肠道停滞和发酵,偶尔还会出现腹泻。有时还会看到强直性痉挛。症状可能在摄入植物后2小时就开始,并可能持续数小时或数天。中毒的动物在死亡前可能经历一段昏迷期,也可能不会。死亡时的病变包括急性卡他性胃肠炎和肺充血,有时还会涉及肾脏。/乳草中毒/
MILKWEED POISONING IN...CATTLE REMAINS A PROBLEM TO RANCHERS, PARTICULARLY WHEN ADEQUATE QUANTITIES OF POTABLE FORAGE ARE UNAVAILABLE OR WHEN MILKWEEDS ARE INCORPORATED IN CUT FEED. ... NERVOUS & GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS INCLUDE DEPRESSION AND APATHY, WEAKNESS, LOSS OF MUSCLE CONTROL, FALLING, DILATED PUPILS, RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS, INTESTINAL STASIS AND FERMENTATION, AND OCCASIONALLY, DIARRHEA. SOMETIMES TETANIC SEIZURES ARE SEEN. ...SYMPTOMS MAY BEGIN AS EARLY AS 2 HR AFTER INGESTION OF THE PLANT & MAY CONTINUE FOR HR OR DAYS. A POISONED ANIMAL MAY OR MAY NOT EXPERIENCE A PERIOD OF COMA BEFORE DYING. LESIONS AT DEATH INCLUDE ACUTE CATARRHAL GASTROENTERITIS AND CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS & SOMETIMES OF THE KIDNEYS. /MILKWEED POISONING/
来源:Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)