

               LESSON 19: A List of Plant Poisons


Autumn Crocus: The bulbs cause vomiting and nervous excitement.

Azaleas: All parts produce nausea, vomiting, respiratory distress, prostration
         and coma. Fatal.

Be Still Tree: All parts produce lower blood pulse, vomiting and shock. Fatal.

Bleeding Hearts: Foliage and roots, fatal in large amounts.

Buttercups: All parts may severely injure the digestive system.

Camara: Green berries affects lungs, kidneys, heart and nervous system. Fatal.

Campanilla : Be Still Tree (q.v.)

Camotillo: Deadly Toxic. (Solanine) Fatal.

Castor Beans: Produces vomiting, purgation, delirioun and coma. Contains ricin.
              Fatal.

Common Oleander: All parts toxicc attacks heart. Fatal.

Cherries: Wild and domestic twigs and foliage. Releases cyanide when eaten.
          Shortness of breath, excitement and fainting within minutes. Fatal.

China Berry Tree: Attacks nervous system via fruit. Narcotic.

China Tree: China Berry Tree (q.v.)

Crab's Eye: Seeds, subcutaneous emplacement. Fatal within four hours.

Crow Fig: Seed produce convulsions. Contains strychnine and brucine.

Daphne: Berries have killed children. Fatal.

Diefenbachia: All parts produce burning and irritation to tongue and mouth.
              Swollen tongue may block throat death can occur.
              (Under circustances, fatal.)

Divine Mushroom: Produces hyper sensitivity, hallucinations and melancholia
                 for several hours. Deliriant.

Dutchman's Breeches: Bleeding Hearts (q.v.)

Dumb Cane: Diefenbachia (q.v.)

East Indian Snakewood: Produces convulsions. Contains strychnine and brucine.
                       (Death possible due to exhaustion.)

Elderberry: All parts except berry produce vomiting and digestive distress.

Elephant Ear: Diefenbachia (q.v.)

False Upas Tree: All parts produce convulsions. Contains strychnine and
                 brucine. (Death possibel due to exhaustion.)

Fish Poison Tree: Excites nervous system, causes spasms followed by deep
                  sleep. Contains piscidine.

Foxglove: Leaves stimulate the heart. Contains digitalis. Produces circulation
          disorder and confusion; may be fatal.

Gabon Arrow Poison: Produces incapacitation through vomiting and purgation.
                    Contains strophanthin and incine.

Gloriosa Superba: All parts contain narcotic superbine and deadly poison
                  colchicine (fatal dose 3 grains).

Golden Chain: Bean-like seed capsules induce staggering, convulsions and coma.
              May be fatal.

Guiana Poison Tree: CURARE taken from bark. Contains curare, strychnine and
                    brucine. Produces respiratory collapse. Fatal - 1 hour.

Hyacinth: Bulbs produce vomiting and purgation. Exhaustion may be fatal.
Ipecacuanha: Root is powerful emetic also depressant.

Iris: Stems cause severe but not fatal digestive distress.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit: Roots contain crystals of calcium oxalate that cause
                    intense irritation to mouth and tongue (similar to dumbcane)

Jamaican Dogwood: Fish Poison Tree (q.v.)

Jasmine: The berries produce severe nervous and digestive upest. Can ve Fatal.

Jequiritz Bean: Crav's Eye (q.v.)

Jimson Weed: All parts cause delirium. Has proven fatal.

Kachita: Crow Fig (q.v.)

Lantana: Camara (q.v.)

Larkspur: Seeds and young plants produce severe nervous and digestive upset.
          May be fatal.

Laurels: Azaleas (q.v.)

Mayapple: Roots contain 16 active toxic substances. Fruit may cause diarrhea.

Mexican Tuber: Camotillo (q.v.)

Mistletoe: Berries - Fatal.

Monkshood: Roots produce digestive upset and nervous excitement.

Moonseed: Berries may be fatal.

Narcissus: Hyacinth (q.v.)

Nightshade: Unrie berries produce intense digesive and nervous upset. Fatal.
Nux Vomica Tree: Crow Fig (q.v.)

Oaks: Foliage and acorns affect kidneys; symptoms delayed days or weeks.
      Pain and discomfort.

Oleander: Leaves and branches produce upset and induce heart attacks. Fatal.
          Extremely poisonous.

Ololiuqui: Jimson Weed (q.v.)

Poinsettia: Leaves Fatal. (One leaf will kill a child.)

Poison Hemlock: All parts. Used as an executionary plant in ancient times. 
                Fatal.

Poison Ivy: Milky sap is skin irritant. Contains toxicodendrol.

Poison Nut: Crow Fig (q.v.)

Poison Tanghin: Causes voniting purgation and paralysis a.k.a. Ordeal Tree
                for obvious reasons. Contains cerberin and tanghinine. 
                May be fatal.

Potato: Vines and foliage produce severe digestive and nervous disorers.
        Contains alkaloid poisons.

Pride of India: China Berry Tree (q.v.)

Psychic Nut: Raw seeds produce violent purgation; death caused by exhaustion.

Red Sage: Camara (q.v.)

Rhubarb: Leaf blade produces convulsions followed by coma. 
         Fatal. (large amounts, raw or cooked)

Rosary Pea: A single pea has caused death. Castor Bean (q.v.)

St. Ignatius' Bean: Produces convulsions. Contains brucine.

Star of Bethlehem: Bulbs cause vomiting and nervous excitement.

Thorne Apple: Jimson Weed(q.v.) Common cause of poisoning.

Tomato: Vines and foliage produce digestive upset and nervous disorder.
        Related to Nightshade (q.v.) Contains alkaloid poisons.

Trailing Poison Oak: Poison Ivy (q.v.)

Upas Tree: Milky sap produces vomiting purgation and paralysis. Contains
           antiarin and used as arrow poison (Malaya). Fatal.

Water Hemlock: All parts produce violent and painful convulsions. Many 
               have died from Water Hemlock poisoning. Fatal.

White Wooly Kombe Bean: Gabon Arrow Poison (q.v.)

Wisteria: Seeds, pods produce digestive upset

Yellow Oleander: Be Still Tree (q.v.)

Yew: Foliage. Death occurs without any preliminary symptoms. Fatal.

