他们发现2017年至2017年间，中心接到了1,011通本人或父母来电，报告疑似中毒情况。2017年至2018年间病例涨幅超过16%，达到1,177例。

Most of the poisonings – 80 percent – were purely accidental, mistaking the bottle for another pharmaceutical like a cough syrup. Only around 2 percent resulted from intentionally taking the essential oil based on misinformation.

大多数中毒病例（80%）纯属偶然，将精油瓶误当成止咳糖浆等药物的瓶子了。只有约2%是因为理解错误而服用精油。

Perhaps most concerning was that in 63 percent of cases, the person who was affected was under the age of 15.

可能最令人担心的是在63%的病例中，受影响的人年龄都不到15岁。

"The onset of toxicity can be rapid, and small quantities (as little as 5 millilitres) can cause life-threatening toxicity in children," the researchers write in their report.

研究人员在报告中写道：“毒性发作可能很快，小剂量（低至5毫升）的毒性都会威胁儿童的生命。”

Being essential doesn't make the oils important, so don't let the description fool you. The 'essence' refers to the volatility of the oils, which are removed by heating particular botanicals, often in a steam distillation process.

纯植物的精油不一定就好，所以不要再被商品描述蒙蔽了。“精油”通常是油在蒸汽蒸馏过程中的挥发性物质，通过加热特定的植物去除。

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