Anabasine toxicity from a topical folk remedy.

摘要

Nicotiana glauca, or tree tobacco, is native to South America and Mexico. It has also become a weed plant in the United States (Figure 1). Toxicity from this plant is due mainly to anabasine, a nicotine-like alkaloid. Toxicity from exposure to anabasine is rare but has been previously reported, usually in the context of ingestion due to misidentification of the plant.