seneciosis

seneciosis
seneciosis
Reacción tóxica a la ingestión de plantas del género Senecio, que se utilizan para preparar un tipo de infusión. El veneno causa daño hepático, particularmente en pacientes desnutridos. Algunas especies Senecio comunes son la hierba cana (zuzón o hierba de Santiago) y la "raíz de la vida", ambas utilizadas en remedios herbales.

Diccionario Mosby - Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999.


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