Plant Poisoning among Children in Rural Sri Lanka

Table 2

Patterns of poisoning with poisonous plants among children in North-Central province.

Poisonous Plant	Retrospective study	Prospective study	Polonnaruwa; study	Peripheral; study	Total
(1) Jatropha curcas	81 (49.1%)	22 (33.8%)	24 (41.3%)	16 (43.2 %)	143 (44%)
(2) Thevetia peruviana	36 (21.8%)	10 (15.4%)	14 (24.1%)	8 (21.6%)	68 (20.9%)
(3) Abrus precatorius	27 (16.4%)	15 (23%)	11 (19%)	7 (18.9%)	60 (18.5%)
(4) Ricinus communis	9 (5.4%)	5 (7.7%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (5.4%)	17 (5.2%)
(5) Jatropha multifida	6 (3.6%)	4 (6.2%)	2 (3.3%)	— (0%)	12 (3.7%)
(6) Caladium	1 (0.6%)	3 (4.6%)	2 (3.3%)	2 (5.4%)	8 (2.5%)
(7) Datura stramonium	1 (0.6%)	2 (3.1 %)	1 (1.7%)	1 (2.7%)	5 (1.5%)
(8) Gloriosa superba	1 (0.6%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.7%)	— (0%)	4 (1.2%)
(9) Other	3 (1.8%)	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (2.7%)	8 (2.4 %)