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Scientific noun: Clematis flammula L.

 

Daniel Martínez Bou.

 
Family : Buttercup family - Ranunculaceae
 
Habitat: En field edges and sparse Mediterranean calcareous woods.
 
Poisons : Anemonin, protoanemonin, saponin and the alkaloid clematine.
 
Active parts : The whole plant
 

Uses : It has been traditionally used as a rubefacient and vesicant, which produces a violent irritation in the skin , sometimes with blisters.

Also, horses eat the dry stems as fodder.

Because it is very dangerous, it is not advised to use this plant in home medicine.

 

Toxicity: Extreme.


Symptoms: Internal use produces a violent irritation of the digestive tract by inflammation of mucous membranes, that appears like vomiting, diarrhea, respiratory disorders that may lead to a heart failure and death.

External use by means of plasters on the skin develops very painful blisters, so it is better to use another methods. It has such dangerous toxins up to the point of, being absorbed through the skin, can produce general intoxication.

Medical treatment: Vomitives , gastric lavage and treatment against dermatitis.