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Two Workers Hospitalized in Haifa After Eating Toxic Wild Plant Soup

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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 2 hours ago

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Two Thai workers in Haifa were hospitalized after eating soup made from the toxic wild plant Nicotiana glauca. One remains in critical condition at Rambam Medical Center, while the other is recovering. The hospital warns against consuming unidentified wild plants due to poisoning risks.

01Two Thai workers hospitalized in Haifa after eating soup from toxic wild plant Nicotiana glauca.
02One patient is in critical condition, sedated and ventilated; the other is stable and improving.
03The plant contains anabasine, causing severe poisoning symptoms including respiratory failure.
04No antidote exists; treatment is supportive until the toxin clears from the body.
05Rambam urges public not to consume unidentified wild plants and to bring samples to hospitals if poisoning is suspected.

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