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Trivia # 113: Coutarea latiflora II

2 February, 2010
Toxicological trivia from February 02, 2010:  Copalchi (Coutarea latiflora, family Rubiaceae) is a medicinal plant native to Mexico and Colombia which was already mentioned in the trivia # 112. In the background note Dr. Mariano Madurga mentions that this plant is responsible for several cases of:
a) Hypoglycemia;
b) Hepatotoxicity;
c) Nephrotoxicity.

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