[Botanicus and phytotox: data base of plant toxicology. Interest in emergency toxicology and in phytovigilance]. / Botanicus et phytotox: base de données de toxicologie végétale. intérêt en toxicologie d'urgence et en phytovigilance.

The purposes of this project were to summarize more than 279 standard botanical names and their 2294 vernacular ones (French common names, Arabic common names and Moroccan common names) for the first part of database named "Botanicus". The second part of this data base named "Phytotox", concerns relevant toxic data of 120 plants available in Mediterranean region. The database will be useful for emergency physicians, particularly of Maghreb and French- speaking countries. Botanicus and Phytotox permit to assist them in providing fast and appropriate answers to questions concerning adverse effects associated with plant use.

[Acute intoxication by redoul (Coriaria myrtifolia L.). Three observations]. / Intoxication aiguë par le redoul (Coriaria myrtifolia L.). Trois observations.

INTRODUCTION: Coriaria myrtifolla L. (Redoul) is a shrub of the Mediterranean area. Poisoning with this plant is often accidental, following ingestion of the plant's fruit that are often mistaken for blackberries. OBSERVATIONS: Having eaten Coriaria myrtifolla L. berries, three sisters suffered from acute poisoning. One died. COMMENTS: Toxic effects are characterized by digestive (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain), neurological (obnubilation, convulsions and their complications), and respiratory disorders (polypnea, respiratory problems, apnea, short and superficial respiration) together with myositis of the pupils. Treatment of this poisoning is purely symptomatic. In the case of convulsions, rapid resuscitation in an intensive care unit in necessary.