BOTANICAL ELIXIRS: A RARE CASE OF SUICIDAL POISONING WITH A FLOWER STIMULANT

Authors

  • Siddhartha Das Professor, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
  • Arya K Anil Junior Resident, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
  • Bhawana A Badhe Professor, Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
  • Shanmugam Devarajan Deputy Director, Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, Villupuram
  • S Vikram Junior Resident, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.25

Keywords:

Flower stimulant poisoning, Nitrobenzene, Acute methemoglobinemia, Methylene blue infusions, Thin layer chromatography

Abstract

Nitrobenzene-based flowering stimulants are rare causes of fatal poisoning. This case highlights acute methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of a stimulant, describing clinical, autopsy, and toxicological findings.

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Published

2025-04-30

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology (Jan-Mar)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

BOTANICAL ELIXIRS: A RARE CASE OF SUICIDAL POISONING WITH A FLOWER STIMULANT. (2025). Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 42(1), 159-163. https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.25