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| Poke is a lush and fast growing herb with large leaves and colorful & toxic berries |
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| We are gonna give you some clinical signs of what can happen when pokeweed is consumed. |
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| In humans: The eating of limited quantities of poke, perhaps of the shoots, may cause retching or vomiting after two hours or more. These signs may be followed by dyspnea, perspiration, spasms, severe purging, prostration, tremors, watery diarrhea and vomitng (sometimes bloody) and, sometimes, convulsions. In severe poisonings, symptoms are weakness, excessive yawning, slowed breathing, fast heartbeat, dizziness, and possibly seizures, coma and death. |
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| In horses: Colic, diarrhea, respiratory failure. |
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| In swine: Unsteadiness, inability to rise, retching. Jerking movements of the legs. Below-normal temperature. |
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| In cattle: Same general signs plus a decrease in milk production. |
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