Table 1.

Poisons and antidotes used in the traditional Arab medicine

Poison	Antidotes
Lead	Neuseant and then treatment with water extracts from seeds of Ficus carica (wild fig tree), Apium graveolens (wild celery), Anethum graveolens (dill), and then water extracts from Smilax officinalis (Sarsaparilla), Triticum vulgare (common wheat), Hyssopus officinalis (common hyssop)
Mercury	Neuseant and then treatment with water extracts of Smilax officinalis (Sarsaparilla) mixed with honey
Iron	Rosa canina (dog rose) and Viola odorata (sweet violet), Salix alba (white willow) mixed with small amounts of vinegar
Convolvulus scammonia L.	Extracts from Cydonia vulgaris (quince tree), Rheum ribes (current-fruited rhubarb) and Rhus coriaria (sumach)
Nerium oleander L. (Oleander)	Vitis vinifera (common grape), phoenix dactylifera (dates) and Ficus carica (wild fig tree)