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The skull and crossbones has long been a standard symbol for poison. In 1829, New York State required the labeling of all containers of poisonous substances. [8] The skull and crossbones symbol appears to have been used for that purpose since the 1850s. Previously a variety of motifs had been used, including the Danish "+ + +" and drawings of ...
Skull and crossbones, a common symbol for poison and other sources of lethal danger (GHS hazard pictograms). Hazard symbols are universally recognized symbols designed to alert individuals to the presence of hazardous or dangerous materials, locations, or conditions.
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Metopium toxiferum, the poisonwood, Florida poisontree, or hog gum, is a species of flowering tree in the cashew or sumac family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to the American Neotropics. It produces the irritant urushiol much like its close relatives poison sumac and poison oak. It is related to black poisonwood (Metopium brownei).
Cerbera odollam is a tree species in the family Apocynaceae commonly known as the suicide tree or pong-pong. [1] It bears a fruit known as othalanga whose seeds yield a potent poison called cerberin that has been used for trials by ordeal , [ 2 ] suicide, and poisonings.
Smodingium argutum, the African poison ivy or pain bush, [2] is a southern African shrub or medium-sized tree in the Anacardiaceae, which has properties comparable to the American poison ivy, [3] as its sap contains heptadecyl catechols that are toxic to the skin. [1] An immuno-chemical reaction is suspected as in other toxic anacardiaceous ...
The bark, wood and roots of Acokanthera schimperi are used as an important ingredient of arrow poison in Africa. All plant parts contain acovenoside A and ouabaïne, which are cardiotonic glycosides. Its fruit is edible, and is eaten as a famine food. When ripe they are sweet but also slightly bitter.