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Australia, 1907: Cattlemen survey 700 cattle that were killed overnight by poisonous plants. Plants that cause illness or death after consuming them are referred to as poisonous plants. The toxins in poisonous plants affect herbivores, and deter them from consuming the plants. Plants cannot move to escape their predators, so they must have ...
The roots of A. ferox supply the Nepalese poison called bikh, bish, or nabee. It contains large quantities of the alkaloid pseudaconitine, which is a deadly poison. The root of A. luridum, of the Himalaya, is said to be as poisonous as that of A. ferox or A. napellus. [4] Several species of Aconitum have been used as arrow poisons.
Aconitum ferox (syn.A. virorum) is a member of the monkshood genus Aconitum of the Ranunculaceae.The common name by which it is most often known in English is Indian Aconite, while the Hindi names used by practitioners of Ayurveda include वत्सनाभ vatsanabha (= "root resembling the navel of a child") and महाविषा mahavisha (= "great poison").
Poison Ivy, a well-known toxic plant common in Texas especially during the spring and summer, causes an itchy painful rash. This is caused by its sap that has a clear liquid called urushiol.
Virtually all parts of the plant are poisonous to humans, and consumption of any part of the plant can cause poisoning. [10] [30] In most cases, poisoning occurs from a misidentification of the plant as an edible species, such as C. maculatum root with wild parsnips or its leaves with parsley. [30]
The term bane (from Old English: bana, meaning "thing causing death, poison"), [1] in botany, is an archaic element in the common names of plants known to be toxic or poisonous. In the Middle Ages , several poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum were thought to have prophylactic qualities, repelling and protecting against that which they were ...
The Cicuta plants are often mistaken for edible roots such as parsnip, wild carrot or wild ginseng. [10] All parts of the Cicuta plants are poisonous, though the root is the most toxic part of the plant [1] and toxin levels are highest in spring [8] – ingestion of a 2–3 cm portion of root can be fatal to adults.
It is also called beach apple. [5] A present-day Spanish name is manzanilla de la muerte, 'little apple of death'. This refers to the fact that manchineel is one of the most toxic trees in the world: it has milky-white sap that contains numerous toxins and can cause blistering. The sap is present in every part of the tree—bark, leaves, and fruit.