Toxic Plants of the World

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06/03/2014

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06/01/2014

Potatoes contain toxic compounds known as glycoalkaloids, of which the most prevalent are solanine and chaconine. Solanine is also found in other members of the Solanaceae plant family, which...

05/28/2014

Allium  is a monocot genus of flowering plants, informally referred to as the onion genus. The generic name  Allium , the Latin word for garlic, is said to come from the Greek...

05/24/2014

Lupinus , commonly known as  lupin  or  lupine  (North America), is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. The genus includes over 200 species, with centers of...

05/23/2014

Raw beans contain dangerous amounts of linamarin, a cyanogenic glucoside. A  cyanide  is any chemical compound that contains monovalent combining group CN. This group, known as the  cyano...

05/22/2014

The database is coming along. I will be posting at least 1 a day, or at least try. I would like to get through the known food plants that we have that are toxic and start to work on the none food...

05/22/2014

Nutmeg contains myristicin. Myristicin is a naturally occurring insecticide and acaricide with possible neurotoxic effects on neuroblastoma cells. It has psychoactive properties at doses...

05/22/2014

The toxic compound phytohaemagglutinin, a lectin, is present in many varieties of common bean but is especially concentrated in red kidney beans. The lectin has a number of effects on cell...

05/12/2014

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05/08/2014

There are over 60 species of grape that is known. Vitis is the genus name for grapes in general. They are a vine plant. Little is known about the toxin that is found in grapes, but there have been...

05/02/2014

We are still hard at work on the database. We have added a few more, with more added everyday. We are at the point, where it would be nice to see some submissions from you. Do you know of a toxic...

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