Drinking water boiled from the mu tun tree, 39-year-old patient was hospitalized in a state of psychosis.
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Lo Thanh Quy - Deputy Director of Quy Chau District Medical Center has just confirmed the information that on the morning of July 14, the center received initial emergency treatment for a patient who was poisoned and determined to have drunk water boiled from a type of forest plant called mu tun.
The patient is Mr. Lim Van X, residing in Ke Ninh village, Chau Hanh commune, Quy Chau district.
According to a report from the Quy Chau Medical Center, the patient had been suffering from bone and joint pain for a long time. For the past week, he has been drinking boiled fresh mú tun plants and felt less pain. At around 1:20 a.m. on July 14, the patient woke up from his sleep and started talking nonsense, then became restless, had a psychotic attack, was agitated, and talked nonsense off topic.
According to the Quy Chau District Medical Center, recently in Quy Chau district, there was also a case of poisoning due to drinking water boiled from the mu tun plant with similar symptoms.
Specifically, on June 25, Mr. Vi Van T and his wife, Ms. Vi Thi X, in Xang Coc village, Chau Binh commune, took the roots of the mu tun tree from the forest, dried them and boiled them to drink. More than 10 hours after drinking, both husband and wife had symptoms of headache, dizziness, nausea, and unsteady walking. After receiving emergency care, Mr. T. was detoxified, while Ms. X. was more seriously ill and had to be treated for psychosis at Nghe An Psychiatric Hospital.
Mú từn is a medicinal herb that appears quite a lot in the mountainous region of Northwest Nghe An. This is a plant with many uses for men's health. However, each person should note that they should not overuse it and overdose will cause unwanted side effects.
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