Poisoning Due to Cryptostegia Grandiflora (Indian  Rubbervine)

Dr. H. B. Prasad; Dr.Vinay B.Pawar; Dr.Dilip B.Kadam; Dr.Tabassum Pansare

Volume : II, Issue : VI, June - 2013

Poisoning Due to Cryptostegia Grandiflora (Indian Rubbervine)

Dr. H. B. Prasad, Dr. Vinay B. Pawar, Dr. Dilip B. Kadam, Dr. Tabassum Pansare

Abstract :

We report Four members of a family, Father,two daughters and son who consumed kadha .one of contaminated with Cryptostegia Grandiflora (Indian Rubbervine)which contains cardiac glycosides and presented with various types of arrhythmias and hypotension.one of them succumbed due to resistant ventricular tachycardia. Poisoning due to to Cryptostegia Grandiflora has not been reorted from India in last 50 years.