The acute severe " Cassia occidentalis " poisoning in children affects multiple systems.
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In developing countries, small-scale farmers mix the crushed leaves of " Cassia occidentalis " into bean stores to deter the beetle.
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Later, the epidemiological investigations showed that it was due to consumption of beans of a ubiquitous herb called " Cassia occidentalis " by the poor, unsupervised children of the area responsible for the development of this syndrome.
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In its interim report, the panel indicated that anthraquinone, a toxin found in the bada chakunda ( Cassia occidentalis ) plant was identified in the urine sample of 5 deceased children thus indicating that some of the children may have died of Encephalopathy, which is caused due to consumption of the plant.
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