ON THE POISONOUS ACTION OF SWEAT-FUNGUS CAUSING THE DEATH OF MAN

Abstract

Judging from the symptoms in these two cases, it may be concluded that the toxic ingredient of the sweat-fungus is the muscarine. Because the important symptoms which I have studied from the animal experiments, such as severe sweating, secretion of saliva and bronchial mucus, acceleration of peristaltic motion, diarrhoea and distress in the stomach revealed themselves. But it is to be regretted, that it is not yet clear, whether the vomiting comes from the poisonous fungus, or exclusively from the antidote, or from the combined action of both.