Aconite comes from the aconitum plant, sometimes called monkshood, which is native to central and western Europe. GETTY
Health officials have identified the ingredient that likely hospitalized a dozen people who ate at a restaurant in the Toronto region last month.sought medical attention after eating at Delight Restaurant & BBQ in Markham, Ont. on the weekend of Aug. 26 and 27. Four people required intensive care, but all were projected to recover.reported that officials believe all 12 people had eaten the same chicken dish that contained a toxic plant.
“We do suspect that it was something called aconite, which is a toxin that can be found in various herbs or roots, or in particular one flower,” York Region’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Barry PakesAconite comes from the aconitum plant, sometimes called wolfsbane or monkshood, has been called the “queen of poisons” for its deadly quality. Every part of the plant is dangerous to consume, but the aconite compound is especially toxic.
“The lethal dose for humans can be as little as two milligrams, or the size of a sesame seed,” Dr. Prateek Lala, associate director of applied clinical pharmacology at the University of Toronto,Monkshood, or aconitum napellus, is native to central and western Europe.
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