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| House Plants |
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| Plant | | Toxic Part | | Symptoms |
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| Hyacinth, Narcissus, Daffodil | | Bulbs | | Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea |
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| Oleander | | All Parts | | Affects the heart, produces severe digestion upset |
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| Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane) & Philodendron | | All Parts | | Intense burning and
irritation of the mouth and tongue. Base of tongue may swell enough to block the air passage
of the throat. |
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| Rosary Pea, Castor Bean | | Seeds | | Burning sensation in
mouth and throat, nausea, vomiting,diarrhea,and excessive thirst. Can cause convulsions
and uremia |
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| Poinsettia | | Leaves | | Not as toxic as originally stated |
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| Mistletoe | | All Parts | | Mild intestinal irritation and diarrhea |
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| Flower Garden Plants |
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| Larkspur | | Young plant, Seeds |
| Digestive upset, nervous excitement, depression |
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| Monkshood | | Fleshy Roots |
| Digestive upset, nervous excitement |
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| Autumn Crocus, Star of Bethlehem | | Bulbs |
| Vomiting and nervous excitement |
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| Lily of the Valley | | Leaves, Flowers |
| Irregular heart beat and pulse, usually accompanied
by digestive upset and mental confusion |
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| Lily | | Leaves, Flowers, Pollen |
| Kidney failure in cats if any part of plant is ingested
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| Iris | | Underground Stems |
| Produces nausea, abdominal pain and vomiting |
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| Foxglove | | Leaves |
| One of the sources of the drug digitalis, used to
stimulate the heart. In large amounts, the active principals cause digestive upset, mental
confusion and dangerous irregular heartbeat and pulse |
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| Bleeding Heart | | Foliage, Roots |
| May cause convulsions and difficult breathing when
eaten in large quantities |
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| Sweet Pea | | Seeds |
| If eaten in large quantities, can produce paralytic
syndrome |
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| Vegetable Garden Plants |
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| Rhubarb | | Leaf Blade |
| Large amounts of raw or cooked leaves can cause
convulsions, coma |
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| Potato | | Sprouts, Foliage |
| Digestive Upset Green Potato Skin |
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| Tomato | | Leaves |
| Cardiac Depression |
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| Ornamental Plants |
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| Daphne | | All Parts, especially the berries |
| Burning sensation in mouth and throat, can cause
gastro-intestinal irritation, internal bleeding and bloody diarrhea |
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| Wisteria | | Seeds, Pods |
| Mild to severe digestive upset |
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| Golden Chain | | Bean-like capsules where seeds
are suspended |
| Excitement, staggering, convulsions and coma |
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| Laurels, Rhododendron, Azaleas | | All Parts |
| Produces nausea and vomiting, depression
difficult breathing, prostration and coma |
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| Yew | | Berries, Foliage |
| Diarrhea, trembling, muscular weakness, difficult breathing.
Rapid collapse can occur if eaten in quantity |
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| Magnolia | | Flower |
| Headache and depression |
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| Trees and Shrubs |
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| Wild and Cultivated Cherry | | Twigs and Foliage |
| Contains a compound that releases cyanide when
eaten. Gasping, excitement, and prostration are common symptoms that often appear in minutes |
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| Oaks | | Foliage, Acorns |
| Affects the kidney gradually. Symptoms appear
only after several days or weeks. Take a large amount for poisoning |
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| Elderberry | | Shoots,Leaves,Bark |
| Children have been poisoned by using pieces of
the pithy stems for blowguns. Nausea and digestive upset |
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| Black Locust | | Bark,Sprouts,Foliage |
| Children have suffered nausea,weakness and
depression after chewing the bark and seeds |
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| Holly | | Berries |
| Vomiting and diarrhea may occur depending on
types of holly and its maturation |
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| Wild Plants |
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| Mayapple | | Apple,
Foliage, Roots |
| Contains at least 16 active toxic principals,
primarily in the roots. Children often eat the apple with no ill effects but several apples may cause
diarrhea |
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| Skunk Cabbage | | Leaves, Rootstalk |
| Burning and swelling of mouth, tongue and throat |
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| Water Hemlock | | All Parts, especially the tubers |
| Diarrhea, violent and painful convulsions |
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| Buttercups | | All parts |
| Irritant juices may severely irritate the digestive
system |
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| Nightshade | | All Parts, especially
the unripe berry |
| American nightshade may lead to intense
digestive disturbances while English deadly
nightshade strikes the nervous system |
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| Poison Hemlock | | All Parts |
| The tuber resembles a large wild carrot. Nausea
vomiting and convulsions may occur |
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| Jimson Weed (Thorn Apple) | | All Parts |
| Abnormal thirst, distort sight, delirium, incoherence
and coma |
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