Acute health effects<unk>  is a strong irritant requiring proper protective goggles, respirators, and proper hazardous material-handling procedures.<unk>  takes effect upon skin contact (irritant, sensitizer), eye contact (irritant), ingestion, and inhalation (lung irritant, lung sensitizer). in mice is 47.2 mg/kg. Painful exposures to<unk> -containing peppers are among the most common plant-related exposures presented to poison centers. They cause burning or stinging pain to the skin and, if ingested in large amounts by adults or small amounts by children, can produce nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and burning diarrhea. Eye exposure produces intense tearing, pain, conjunctivitis, and blepharospasm. Treatment after exposure The primary treatment is removal from exposure. Contaminated clothing should be removed and placed in airtight bags before incineration to prevent secondary exposure. For external exposure, bathing the mucous membrane surfaces that have contacted<unk>  with oily compounds such as vegetable oil, paraffin oil, petroleum jelly (Vaseline), creams, or polyethylene glycol is the most effective way to attenuate the associated discomfort; since oil and<unk>  are both hydrophobic hydrocarbons, the<unk>  that has not already been absorbed into tissues will be picked up into solution and easily removed.<unk>  can also be washed off the skin using soap, shampoo, or other detergents. Plain water is ineffective at removing<unk> .<unk>  is soluble in alcohol, which can be used to clean contaminated items. When<unk>  is ingested, cold milk is an effective way to relieve the burning sensation (due to caseins, a protein found in milk, having a detergent effect on<unk> , and sugar solution (10%) at is almost as effective. The burning sensation will slowly fade away over several hours if no actions are taken.<unk> -induced asthma might be treated with oral antihistamines or corticosteroids. Weight loss and regain As of 2007, there was no evidence showing that weight loss is directly correlated with ingesting<unk> . Well-designed clinical research had not been performed because the pungency of<unk>  in prescribed doses under research prevented subjects from complying in the study. A 2014 meta-analysis of further trials found weak evidence that consuming<unk>  before a meal might slightly reduce the amount of food consumed, and might drive food preference toward carbohydrates. Peptic ulcer One 2006 review concluded that<unk>  may relieve symptoms of a peptic ulcer rather than being a cause of it.
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Eoxin
Agitoxin
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Dermatoxin
Toxicophore
Scyllatoxin
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