Troubles du comportement et hallucinations après consommation d'infusions de feuilles de boldo

Pierre-Jacques Chaboussant (1) , Anne-Laure Gagez (2) , Marianne Graber (2) , Jean-Michel Zhao (2) , François Chavant (3) , Marie-Christine Perault-Pochat (3) , Denis Graber (4)

1 Service de pédiatrie, Hopital Saint-Louis, La Rochelle
2 LIENSs - LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés
3 Service de pharmacologie clinique et vigilances, Centre régional, de pharmacovigilance et de renseignement sur les médicaments, Hopital de la Milétrie, Poitiers
4 Service de pédiatrie, Hopital Saint-Louis, La Rochelle, France

We report a case of behavioural impairments with hallucinations in a twelve-year-old girl, after consumption of boldo leaf infusions. The main alkaloid of boldo, named boldine, is very likely responsible for temporary neuropsychiatric disturbances present in the patient. The emergence of behavioural problems and hallucinations without any obvious cause, should lead to search for consumption of boldo leaf infusion ("tisanes"). This consumption must be avoided in children.

Domaines: Biotechnologies; Biotechnologie

Pierre-Jacques Chaboussant, Anne-Laure Gagez, Marianne Graber, Jean-Michel Zhao, François Chavant, et al.. Troubles du comportement et hallucinations après consommation d'infusions de feuilles de boldo. Thérapie, 2014, pp.Letters to editor. ⟨10.2515/therapie/2014052⟩. ⟨hal-01070837⟩