Caladium
Allen, Supplement to the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica, 1879, Vol. X, p. 398
Avthority. J. C. Bishop, IM.D., The Clinic, vol. vii, 1874, p. 306 ; 6, two children ate a few pieces of the stalk; 7, the mother ate a piece about one inch in length.
Delirium
Occasionally tendency to stupor, from which the patient would rouse up, cry, and talk incoherently, and perhaps drop into stupor again
Intense headache
Eyes injected and watery
The face was flushed to a scarlet
Lips greatly swollen, even to three times their normal size
The mucous membrane of the mouth and fauces greatly inflamed, the saliva flowing profusely, with a choking sensation and a desire to swallow, which could he accomplished with difficulty
The saliva as it poured from the mouth was copiously streaked with blood
There was difficult articulation, patients talked as if they had stuffed their mouths full of mush
There was intense burning pain in the stomach, with frequent retching, but no vomiting
She said her throat wanted to shut uj), and felt as though ten thousand needles were sticking into it, while the pain kept shooting up towards the ears, with a burning and intense pain in the stomach
Respirations labored, irregular, and accelerated
Pulse 120, very weak
Jactitation of the limbs
Temperature 103°,®.