Black nightshade poisoning occurs when someone eats pieces of the black nightshade plant.

This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.

Nightshade poisoning; Morelle noire poisoning; Wonderberry poisoning

• Atropine
• Solanine (very poisonous even in small amounts)

Black nightshade plant, especially in the unripened fruit and leaves.

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Black nightshade poisoning Symptoms

Review Date: 10/13/2009
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)