TY - JOUR PY - 1995// TI - Anticholinergic poisoning associated with an herbal tea--New York City, 1994 JO - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report SP - 193 EP - 195 VL - 44 IS - 11 N2 - Inadvertent anticholinergic poisoning can result from consumption of foods contaminated with plants that contain belladonna alkaloids. During March 1994, the New York City Department of Health (NYCDOH) investigated seven cases of anticholinergic poisoning in members of three families; three of the seven ill persons required emergency treatment for characteristic manifestations. For all cases, manifestations occurred within 2 hours after drinking tea made from leaves purchased commercially and labeled as Paraguay tea--an herbal tea derived from the plant llex paraguariensis, which is native to South America. This report summarizes the investigation of these cases.
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