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hemlock,

the common name for Conium maculatum, a plant indigenous to most of Europe and the source of a poisonous alkaloid, coniine. It is considered unsafe for any use, but an extract of the leaves and flowers of conium has been used as a respiratory sedative and its hydrochloride salts have been used as an antispasmodic. Also called conium.

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Hemlock

Any of the poisonous herbs of the carrot family, especially Conium maculatum, but also Tsuga spp, which contain an alkaloid, conine, that evokes CNS hyperactivity, followed by medullary depression and respiratory failure
Management Activated charcoal

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hemlock

there are a number of weeds in different genera that go by this name.

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poison hemlock

see conium maculatum.

water hemlock

see cicuta.

hemlock water dropwort

oenanthecrocata.

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hemlock

Toxicology Any of the poisonous herbs of the carrot family, especially Conium maculatum, but also Tsuga spp, which contain an alkaloid, conine, that evokes CNS hyperactivity, followed by medullary depression and respiratory failure Treatment Activated charcoal