Fatal cade oil poisoning: Three Cases

Mohammed Ouali, Azeddine Essadi, Badreddine Zarhouni, a Benyoussef, Elias Mbuyi Numbi, Jihad Aarab, Samir Nya, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tangier, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Department of Forensic Medicine, s University Hospital

Medico-Legal Journal

Published online on August 19, 2025

Abstract

Medico-Legal Journal, Volume 94, Issue 1, Page 47-51, March 2026.
Cade oil is distilled from the branches and wood ofJuniperus oxycedrus. It is widely used in traditional medicine in Morocco and is also widely available and promoted on Amazon. It is potentially particularly poisonous to children, the incidence of which ...