Kutanzi kills insects, attacks toxins, and relieves pain. It is used to treat scabies, lichen, and leprosy. What are the symptoms of poisoning from Kutanzi?
The toxic component of Kutanzi is
The toxic component of Kutanzi is called yuteng ketone.
Yuteng ketone is a neurotoxin with strong toxicity, mainly stimulating the central nervous system.
The lethal dose of yuteng ketone for humans is about 3.6-20g.
The toxicity of Kutanzi
Kutanzi is a toxic plant recorded in the Chinese Plant Atlas Database. Its seeds and roots are toxic.
The symptoms of poisoning in humans are similar to those of the Mao fish vine. They include vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness, dry mucous membranes, rapid breathing, and confusion.
Mice injected with 1g/kg of extract showed prostration and increased respiration, while 5g/kg resulted in respiratory distress, seizures, and death.
It is used in rural areas of the production area to poison fish and kill insects, and its toxicity to insect larvae is equivalent to that of arsenic.
Medicinal formulas using Kutanzi
1. Treatment for scabies and lichen: Kutanzi, Sichuan pepper, bitter sophora, goosefoot, coptis, and solitary kidney. Grind together and apply with scented oil. (Sichuan Herbal Medicine Record)
2. Treatment for qi pain: Grind Kutanzi fruit into powder, take three to five minutes each time, and drink with boiled water. (Guizhou Folk Medicine)
3. Treatment for infantile malnutrition: Five minutes of Kutanzi fruit (calcined). Steam and eat with chicken liver or grind into water and drink. (Guizhou Folk Medicine)
4. Treatment for hand and foot pain: Two liang of Kutanzi. Boil in water and drink. (Hunan Herbal Medicine Record)
5. Treatment for joint pain: Two liang of fresh Kutanzi fruit, two liang of fresh maple pear, one liang each of mountain pepper, star anise, melia, eleutherococcus root bark, and selaginella, five qian of achyranthes, two qian of notoginseng, and one pig's foot as a reference. Stew in water and take in two doses. (Jiangxi "Herbal Medicine Manual")
6. Treatment for excessive sweating due to weakness: Three liang of fresh Kutanzi fruit. Boil in water and drink with two eggs. (Jiangxi "Herbal Medicine Manual")
