CAROLINA HERBS!!!

 Here is a list of POISONOUS PLANTS throughout the

UNITED STATES for those open minded people who

do not really believe that all herbs are for human or

even animal consumption, and can comprehend the

fact that many herbs are poisonous.

I'm not going to go into the description of these plants,

you can usually get a good colored picture with

descriptions from other books and online.However,

many books and often online informationdo not even

state if the plant is poisonous or not.So, I'm

going to go through as many plants that I can find and

think of and just give the common names of the plants,

the Latin names, other plants that may be related,

where they are most apt to grow and the dangerous

part of the plant and symptoms of poisoning.

 YOU MAY EMAIL ME FOR A PDF FORMAT AND I WILL GLADLY SEND IT TO YOU.

 THIS IS PART 4

 MONKSHOOD/ACONITE/WOLFSBANE(Aconitum napellus L)

MOST LIKELY TO BE SEEN GROWINGnaturally in the north temperate zones of   Britain, Europe, Asia and North America, usually preferring shady, moist places and is cultivated for the attractive flowers.

DANGER careless people have mistaken the tuberous “roots” for horseradish or celery and the leaves for parsley. Very toxic

There is no antidote. One mg. can kill a horse. It can be absorbed through the skin.

 SYMPTOMS: first symptoms, showing within a few minutes, include tingling of the   mouth, stomach and skin, restlessness, followed by slow pulse, incoordination and muscular weakness.

vomiting, diarrheas, convulsions and death by respiratory or cardiac failure may follow in up to eight hours.Typically, the brain remains unaffected till the end.

 CAUTION:considered very dangerous!Be very wary of anyone who claims to be knowledable of herbs and uses monkshood,aconite or wolfsbane

 MORNING GLORY(Ipomoea purpurea Lam)

MOST LIKELY TO BE SEEN GROWING commonly cultivated throughout North America, Europe and Britain.

 DANGERthe seeds, which are often self administered, is d-lysergic acid amide, a  well

know hallucinogen. It has been held responsible for deaths linked to continuing

psychological disturbances over a period of days or weeks. Its effects are unpredictable and last for a number of hours.

 CAUTION can cause permanent damage to the mind.

 NIGHTBLOOMING JESSAMINE(Cestrum nocturnum L)other related plants:C.diurnum L (day blooming jessamin) cultivated in southern US. Its flowers are day- scented and

white and it is considered toxic.C.parqui L'Her (willow leaved or green jessamine) is found wild in the southern US , also considered toxic.

 MOST LIKELY TO BE SEEN GROWING in gardens in southern US.

 DANGER: probable cause is an alkaloid, perhaps atropine

 SYMPTOMS: the symptoms of poisoning include nervous and muscular excitement,  hallucinations, tachycardia    (abnormal rapidity of heart-beat), salivation, breathing difficulties and paralysis

 OLEANDER(Nerium Oleander) of the Dogbane FamilyApocynaceae. A/K/Aoleander,

dogbane, laurier rose, rosebay, Anvirzel, Xenavex .Oleander is the official flower of the city of Hiroshima, having been the first to bloom following the atomic bombing of the city in 1945.

 It is most commonly known as oleander, from its superficial resemblance to the unrelated olive

Olea.Oleander is one of the most poisonous of commonly grown garden plants

Oleander is a poisonous evergreen shrub or small tree identified by its fragrant white, red, pink, or purple flowers and long slender, leathery leaves, which grow in pairs opposite each other. Oleander is a very beautiful tree.

 MOST LIKELY TO BE SEEN GROWING:On the East Coast of the US,it can be planted as far north as Virginia Beach, Virginia, while in California and Texas it is naturalized

as a median strip planting. The white, pink and magenta flowers appear where little else is in bloom.

These tough-as-nails plants thrive along our freeways up and down the southern and hot climate

states. It is commonly used in landscaping freeway medians in California, Texas and other mild-

winter states in the Continental United States because it is upright in habit and easily maintained. Its toxicity renders it deer-resistant. It is tolerant of poor soils and drought

 DANGERS:Oleander poisoning occurs when someone sucks nectar from the flowers or chews leaves from the oleander or yellow oleander plant. Poisoning can also happen  if you eat honey

made by bees that used the oleander plant for nectar.   Oleandersare laced with bitter sap that contains Cardenolide Glycosides, which act upon the heart much like foxglove or Digitalis.

 Oleander is very difficult to eradicate once it is large and established.Burning any part of oleander creates toxic smoke.

 There have been numerous reports of poisoning and death from ingestion of oleander, oleander leaf tea, and its extracts. It has killed adults, children, pets, and livestock.

Even a small amount of oleander can cause death due to its effects on the heart. Since such tiny amounts can cause death.

Oleander supplements and extracts from any part of the oleander plant should not be used .Even though oleander is poisonous, heavily  diluted oleander preparations have been promoted to treat a

variety of conditions including muscle cramps, asthma,  menstrual pain, epilepsy, paralysis, skin

diseases, heart problems, and cancer. It has also been used in folk remedies as an insecticide and to kill rats.

 The oleander leaf is on the Commission E (Germany's regulatory agency for herbs) list of unapproved herbs. This means that it is not recommended for use because it has not been proven to be safe or effective. The plant parts are toxic, whether cooked, raw, or made into tea.

The oleander plant is poisonous, and many people have died of heart failure or respiratory paralysis after eating parts of the plant or drinking tea made from it.

SYMPTOMS and signs of oleander toxicity are nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, high potassium levels, dilated pupils, bloody diarrhea, seizures, loss of consciousness, slow or irregular

pulse, and heart block -- a blockage of the electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to contract.

There have been reports of death occurring after oral and/or rectal administration of the extract from the plant.

  From the bookDANGEROUS PLANTSBYJOHNTAMPION

101 Medicinal Herbsby Steven Foster

The Honest Herbal by Varro E Tyler

Dr. James Duke, formerly chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Medicinal Plant Resources Laboratory

The 'PDR for Herbal Medicines'

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/publications/pm746.pdf

Natural Standard Professional Monograph, Copyright © 2013 (www.naturalstandard.com).

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The American cancer societywww.cancer.org/treatment Contributor Information and Disclosures Author Daniel E Brooks, MDCo-Medical Director, Banner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center, Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center