Senecio
Botanical Name:
Senecio L.
Vernacular Names:
Groundsel
Possible Contraindications (not exhaustive):
Several toxic species; Lethal to livestock if grazed [KP].
Poisons
Aconite
Botanical Name:
Aconitum L.
Vernacular Names:
Monkshood; Wolfsbane.
Possible Contraindications (not exhaustive):
Aconitine [102].
[105] NGP: Chapter 1
, “[105] NGP: Chapter 1”, in New Green Pharmacy: The Story of Western Herbal Medicine, 1 vol., Vermilion, 1997.
Excerpt from 'Terence, This is Stupid Stuff' by A.E. Housman
| There was a king reigned in the East: | |
| There, when kings will sit to feast, | 60 |
| They get their fill before they think | |
| With poisoned meat and poisoned drink. | |
| He gathered all the springs to birth |
Deadly Nightshade
Botanical Name:
Atropa belladonna L.
Vernacular Names:
English: Deadly Nightshade, Belladonna
Possible Contraindications (not exhaustive):
All parts highly poisonous including the sweet-tasting berries [105].
Poison Ivy
Botanical Name:
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze
Possible Contraindications (not exhaustive):
Poisonous causing photosensitive blistering rash on skin [105, KP].
Resin Spurge
Botanical Name:
Euphorbia resinifera O. Berg
Vernacular Names:
English: Resin Spurge
Possible Contraindications (not exhaustive):
Poisonous, containing irritant white latex which can burn the skin [105].
Thornapple
Botanical Name:
Datura stramonium L.
Vernacular Names:
English: Thornapple
Possible Contraindications (not exhaustive):
Poisonous with a bitter, unpalatable taste [105].
Henbane
Botanical Name:
Hyoscyamus niger L.
Vernacular Names:
English: Henbane
Possible Contraindications (not exhaustive):
Poisonous with foetid, intoxicating smell [105]. Hyoscyamine [102].
Usage:
2
Hemlock
Botanical Name:
Conium maculatum L.
Other:
"A “poison” commonly referred to an extract of plants containing alkaloids such as henbane (hyoscyamine), wolf’s bane (aconitine), or poison hemlock (coniine)."[102]
Possible Contraindications (not exhaustive):
Poisonous with foetid smell [105, KP]. Coniine [102].
Properties/Constituents:
Coniine
Usage:
2
