PLANTS poisonings happen as a result of ingesting

monkshood, but you can also easily absorb the

1. Rosary pea or Jequirity bean distinctive-
poison through the skin. .
looking red seeds with a black spot that are
commonly used in jewelry and toys, especially
from foreign sources.
4. DEADLY NIGHTSHADE
Scientific name - Abrus precatorius beans (also
Common names: divale, dwale, banewort,
known as rosary peas or jequirity beans
devil's berries, death cherries, beautiful death,
Toxic substance - Abrin is a natural poison that
devil's herb, great morel, and dwayberry.
is found in the seeds of a plant called the rosary
pea or jequirity pea.
Scientific name: atropa belladona,
Solanaceae
Poisonous part - The entire plant is toxic, but
the beans are highly toxic to humans.
Toxic substance/constituents-atropine,
2. Water hemlock hyocyamine and scopolamine

Common name - spotted water hemlock, Poisonous parts-Its roots, leaves and fruits
spotted parsley, spotted cowbane, and the contain alkaloids
suicide root by the Iroquois.
5. Fox Glove
Scientific name - Cicuta maculate Common name: Purple foxglove, fairy gloves,
fairy bells, lady's glovegoblin gloves, witches' gl
Toxic substance - The plants contain Cicutoxin oves and dead men's bells.
and Oenanthoxin
toxic substance/constituents:
Primary toxin: Coniine
 Deslanoside
3.MONKSHOOD - species of highly toxic  Digitoxin
flowering plants in the genus Aconitum of the
family Ranunculaceae, native and endemic to  Digitalis glycoside.
western and central Europe.

Common name - aconite, monkshood, poisonous parts: Flowers, leaves, stems, and
wolfsbane, leopard's bane, devil's helmet, or blue seeds of the foxglove plant.
rocket, is a genus of over 250 species of
flowering plants belonging to the family Treatment- Digoxin-specific antibody antigen-b
Ranunculaceae. inding fragments (DSFab)

Scientific name - Aconitum napellus, 6. GOLDEN CHAIN TREE

monkshood, aconite, Venus' chariot or common name: common laburnum, golden
wolfsbane. rain, bean tree, and Waterer laburnum

Toxic substance - Monkshood contains Scientific name: Laburnum anagyroides,

Aconitine that mainly affects the heart but also Fabaceae
affects the nervous system. Aconitum plants
have appeared as a poison throughout history, Toxic substance/constituents- Cytisine is the
especially within Greek mythology: Athena used toxic main alkaloid of laburnum. Similar to nicoti
aconite to turn Arachne into a spider. ne, it has a stimulating to hallucinogenic effect i
n low doses and a respiratory paralysing effect i
Poisonous part - All parts of raw monkshood n higher doses
plants are extremely poisonous. Most severe
poisonous parts: All parts of the tree are  Scientific name : Areca catechu
poisonous: roots, bark, wood, leaves, flower-  Poisonous part: Fruit/Seed (which
buds, petals, and seedpods. contains the Arecoline)
Treatment- of laburnum poisoning resolves itself
into removal of the poison by emetics or 11. Fish Berries
stomach-tube and the treatment of symptoms as
they arise.  Common Name :Fishberry Indian
berry Levant nut
7. Cherry  Scientific name: Anamirta cocculus
Common name: wild cherry, sweet cherry, or  Toxic Substance: Picrotoxin
gean  Poisonous Part: Fruit/ Seeds
(Contain a toxic alkaloid called
Scientific name: Prunus avium, Rosaceae Picrotoxin)
toxic substance-cyanogenic glycoside, 12 . Nutmeg
amygdalin, which yields hydrogen cyanide after
ingestion
 scientific name : Myristica
treatment - cyanide antidotes should be given fragrance
under medical supervision to unconscious victims  Toxic substance: Myristicin- a
who have known or strongly suspected cyanide narcotic with very unpleasant toxic
poisoning side effects if taken in large
quantities.
8. Bloodroot
13 .Daffodil
 Common Name: Red puccoon,
Bloodroot  scientific name: Narcissus
 Scientific name :Sanguinaria  Toxic substance
canadensis  LYCOMARINE -an alkaloid found in
 Toxic substance:Sanguinarine the bulbs, stems, and leaves of the
daffodils.
9. Japanese Yew  GALANTAMINE - an alkaloid.
Galantamine is known for its
CN-Japanese Yew ,Spreading Yew medicinal properties but can be toxic
in high doses.
SN-Taxus cuspidata
14 .BLACK LOCUST
TS-Taxine Alkaloids
 Common name: BLACK LOCUST
TP-entire yew bush, except the aril (the red  scientific name: ROBINIA
flesh of the berry covering the seed) and PSEUDOACACIA
seed contains higher toxic
15 .Cassava
Treatment -Atropine - to treat bradycardias
and arrhythmias caused by taxine  Common name: CASSAVA
 scientific name: MANIHOT
10. Betel Nut ESCUELENTA
 Toxic substance: LINAMARIN -
 Common Name :Betel Chew Betel THE TOXIC COMPOUND OF
Paan Betel Pan CASSAVA: According to Cooke,
 linamarin and lotaustralin, are the two
different cyanogenic glucosides in
cassava plant. Roots and leaves
contain the highest amount of
linamarin.

16 .POINSETTIA FLOWER
 Scientific Name:Euphorbia
pulcherrima
 Common Name:Easter Flower,
Christmas Star, Christmas Flower
 Toxic Substances:Sap inside the
flower
 Poisonous Part:diterpenoid
euphorbol esters and saponi

17.DEATH ANGEL FLOWER

 Scientific Name:Brugmansia
Suaveolens
 Common Name:Angel’s Trumpet,
Devil’s Trumpet, Downy Thorn-apple,
Hindu Datura, Horn of plenty, Metel,
Thorn-apple
 Toxic
Substances:Atropine,Scopolamine,H
yoscyamine
18 .TICKS
 Scientific Name: Ixodida
 Common Name: Hard tick or
American dog tick
 Toxic Substance: Holocyclotoxin