2018
DOI: 10.1039/c8ra01924j
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Mad honey: uses, intoxicating/poisoning effects, diagnosis, and treatment

Abstract: Honey has been used as a folk medicine since 2100 BC; however, mad honey is different from normal natural or commercially available honey as it is contaminated with grayanotoxins, which leads to intoxication/poisoning upon consumption.

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“…Rhododendron honey (RH), also known as mad honey, is obtained from plants belonging to the genus Rhododendron in the Ericaceae family. The rhododendrons growing extensively in the Black Sea region of Turkey show also distribution in China, Tibet, Nepal, Tropical Asia, Europe and North America [1] . RH causes poisoning in humans and animals due to the toxic compound grayanotoxin (GTX) found in some species of the Rhodendron genus.…”
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“…Rhododendron honey (RH), also known as mad honey, is obtained from plants belonging to the genus Rhododendron in the Ericaceae family. The rhododendrons growing extensively in the Black Sea region of Turkey show also distribution in China, Tibet, Nepal, Tropical Asia, Europe and North America [1] . RH causes poisoning in humans and animals due to the toxic compound grayanotoxin (GTX) found in some species of the Rhodendron genus.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a result, action potential enters a prolonged period of hyperpolarization process [3,4] . Through this action mechanism, GTX affects the heart directly and causes a wide range of systemic effects including hypotension, arrhythmia, nausea and a reduction in spontaneous motion by affecting the central nervous system [1] . Most of the published studies on RH have presented case reports either on patient complaints after eating the honey or cases of patients treated at emergency services [3] .…”
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“…Bütün bu toksik etkilerine rağmen DB, halk arasında özellikle Türkiye'nin Karadeniz bölgesinde hipertansiyon, diyabet, soğuk algınlığı, gastrointestinal bozukluklar, artrit, cinsel performans bozuklukları gibi rahatsızlıkların tedavisinde yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır (3,7). DB'nin tarihte biyolojik silah olarakta kullanıldığı bilinmektedir (5).…”
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“…Sonuçta kas ve sinir hücreleri gibi uyarılabilir hücreler depolarize durumda kalır (9,10). Yani GTX kolinerjik bir ajan gibi hareket ederek bradikardi, hipotansiyon ve solunum hızı depresyonuna sebep olur (3). Karaciğer birçok fonksiyona sahip kompleks bir organ olup; proteinler, karbonhidratlar, yağlar ve vitaminlerin işlenmesi ve depolanması, hormon ve ilaç metabolizması, toksinlerin detoksifikasyonu gibi fonksiyonlarıyla vücudun metabolik homeostazisinin sürdürülmesinde önemlidir (11).…”
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