Major Category
Biological Agents
Synonyms
Liatrix oil; Liatrix oleoresin; Oils, liatrix; Vanilla plant; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Plant Oils and Extracts
Sources/Uses
Volatile oil from leaves of plants native to the US Southeast; Used in perfumes and in smoking, chewing, and snuff tobacco; [HSDB]
Comments
Emergency treatment: "Essential oils"; Essential oils can cause CNS depression and aspiration pneumonia after ingestion; Commercial products of essential oils usually contain concentrations of 1% to 20%, and a potentially toxic exposure is 5-15 mL; [HSDB]
Neurotoxin
Acute solvent syndrome
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: