title: Is Nai Habarala (Alocasia cucullata) a poisonous plant?
abstract: Nai Habarala is not documented as a poisonous plant. However, we report two cases of fatal poisoning following ingestion of its fruit. The clinical manifestations have a similarity to cyanogenic glycoside poisoning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Goonasekera
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Vasanthathilake
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ratnatunga
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Seneviratne
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005638:Fruit / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D013188:Sri Lanka