[ASheppa0821]

My friend, Bonnie, just e-mailed this to me and a few other friends... Just thought I'd pass the word! They work, but they're not worth it if this is the case!

Thanks,
Andrea
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Homeopathic Teething Tablets 100% Natural

If anyone is currently using these teething tablets, throw them OUT!
There is a a toxic herbal drug in them called Belladonna..
I know many people who use these!!! Please spread the word!!

Remember these tablets are not approved by the FDA! Jusy because they say they are natural/homepathic dont be fooled!! Nature is at times dangerous..


Read the info below.. Its very hard to believe that this product is on the market!!!

Thanks,

Bonnie


Here is some info on the herb (Belladonna)

[edit] Toxicity

Flowers of belladonna.


Berries of belladonna.


Leaves of belladonna.Belladonna is one of the most toxic plants found in the Western hemisphere. Children have been poisoned by eating as few as three berries. Ingestion of a leaf of the Belladonna can be fatal to an adult. The root of the plant is generally the most toxic part, though this can vary from one specimen to another.[3] Belladonna leaves, if handled carelessly, can cause pus filled blisters.



All parts of the plant contain tropane alkaloids.[4] The berries pose the greatest danger to children because they look attractive and have a somewhat sweet taste.[1] Symptoms of belladonna poisoning are the same as those for atropine (a tropane alkaloid), and include dilated pupils, tachycardia, hallucinations, blurred vision, loss of balance, a feeling of flight, staggering, a sense of suffocation, paleness followed by a red rash, flushing, husky voice, extremely dry throat, constipation, urinary retention, and confusion.

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The plant's deadly symptoms are caused by atropine's disruption of the parasympathetic nervous system's ability to regulate non-volitional/subconscious activities such as sweating, breathing, and heart rate. Heartbeat and breathing can become extremely irregular, and fatal cases have a rapid pulse that turns feeble.[citation needed] The antidote for belladonna poisoning is physostigmine or pilocarpine, the same as for atropine.

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