Table 1
Some plants and plant products causing mydriasis
| Plant/substance producing mydriasis | Common names | Mechanism of mydriasis | Active ingredient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partly from Morton Grant W. Schuman JS. Toxicology of the eye: effects on the eyes and visual system from chemicals, drugs, metals and minerals, plants, toxins and venoms; also systemic side effects from eye medications, 2nd ed. 1993. By kind permission of Charles C Thomas Publisher Ltd, Springfield, IL, USA. | ||||||
| Amanita muscaria | Fly agaric | Sympathetic effect from action on CNS | Muscimol, ibotenic acid | |||
| Amanita pantherina | Panther cap | Parasympathetic palsy | Muscimol, ibotenic acid | |||
| Catha edulis | Kat, khat or qat leaves, also known as Abyssinian or Bushman’s tea | Sympathetic stimulation | Cathione | |||
| Chenopodium oil | American wormseed oil | Not known | Not known | |||
| Lolium temulentum | Darnel, cheat, tare | Not known | Not known | |||
| Lupin seed (when ingested) | Not known | Not known | ||||
| Solanum tuberosum,Solanum nigrum, Solanum dulcamara | Potato, black nightshade, woody nightshade | Parasympathetic palsy | Solanine, solanidine | |||
| Datura stramonium | Thornapple (extract is known as asthmador or stramonium) | Parasympathetic palsy | Hyoscyamine, atropine, scopolamine | |||
| Strychnnos (may cause mydriasis) | Strychnine, brucine | Not known | Not known | |||
