Garden flowers, ornamental shrubs, and houseplants — as well as common species in the wild — can all contain substances poisonous to humans or animals. In fact, after medicines and household chemicals, toxic plants rank third in causes of calls to poison control hotlines. Non-native plants, both temperate and tropical, can be found in many domestic environments. This volume identifies potentially dangerous plants, giving comprehensive information on their distribution, kind and degree of toxicity, symptoms of their poisoning, and suggested treatment. Illustrations, both actual scale and enlarged representations of recognizable features, make each plant identifiable. Separate sections discuss the significant toxins found in plants, and the problems they cause, list plants of special concern to veterinarians, and present identification tables for berries and leaves. The second edition contains more than 50 percent new text and illustrative material, with special attention to North America. This practical reference, with updated glossary, index, and bibliography will be valued by a wide range of medical, veterinary, pharmacological, and botanical professionals for years to come.
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"The book gathers great amounts of reliable information from diverse sources together and presents it in one place. ... It would be very comforting to see this on your doctor or vet's bookshelf."
—Luurt Nieuwenhuis, Rhododendron News, August 2006 (Rhododendron News )
"Presents A–Z descriptions with outstanding color botanical illustrations of, and symptoms produced by, the main suspects."
—Shannon Hendrickson, SciTech Book News, Summer 2006 (SciTech Book News )
"This long-awaited new edition will certainly be a valuable addition to the libraries of physicians, veterinarians, botanists, agronomists, and others interested in a serious and in-depth coverage of toxic plants, not only from Europe, but throughout the world."
—Armando Gonzalez Stuart, HerbalGram, Summer 2006 (HerbalGram )
—Luurt Nieuwenhuis, Rhododendron News, August 2006 (Rhododendron News )
"Presents A–Z descriptions with outstanding color botanical illustrations of, and symptoms produced by, the main suspects."
—Shannon Hendrickson, SciTech Book News, Summer 2006 (SciTech Book News )
"This long-awaited new edition will certainly be a valuable addition to the libraries of physicians, veterinarians, botanists, agronomists, and others interested in a serious and in-depth coverage of toxic plants, not only from Europe, but throughout the world."
—Armando Gonzalez Stuart, HerbalGram, Summer 2006 (HerbalGram )
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Many plants produce compounds that interfere with the metabolism of living organisms: in other words, they can exert - directly or indirectly - toxic actions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
calcium oxalate clusters, microscopical characters, plant products injurious, cardenolide type, acorn poisoning, calcium oxalate needles, parasorbic acid, ipecacuanha syrup, oleander poisoning, experimental poisoning, oak poisoning, indol alkaloids, lower surface lighter, leaf features, needle abortion, onion poisoning, colchicine poisoning, poison sumach, poison removal, yew needles, perilla ketone, animal poisoning, solanine poisoning, subsidiary cells, marsh horsetail Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Planta Med, Georg Thieme Verlag, North America, Gustav Fischer Verlag, South Africa, Academic Press, New Zealand, San Francisco, Toxicological Information Centres, South America, Berlin Toxicological Information Centre, Biogene Gifte, Columbia University Press, Ferdinand Enke Verlag, North Africa, Verlag Paul Parey, Boca Raton, Briza Publications, Greengrass Ltd, Kieler Nachrichten, Northern Hemisphere, Springer Verlag, Walter de Gruyter, Duke University Press New!
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Many plants produce compounds that interfere with the metabolism of living organisms: in other words, they can exert - directly or indirectly - toxic actions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
calcium oxalate clusters, microscopical characters, plant products injurious, cardenolide type, acorn poisoning, calcium oxalate needles, parasorbic acid, ipecacuanha syrup, oleander poisoning, experimental poisoning, oak poisoning, indol alkaloids, lower surface lighter, leaf features, needle abortion, onion poisoning, colchicine poisoning, poison sumach, poison removal, yew needles, perilla ketone, animal poisoning, solanine poisoning, subsidiary cells, marsh horsetail Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Planta Med, Georg Thieme Verlag, North America, Gustav Fischer Verlag, South Africa, Academic Press, New Zealand, San Francisco, Toxicological Information Centres, South America, Berlin Toxicological Information Centre, Biogene Gifte, Columbia University Press, Ferdinand Enke Verlag, North Africa, Verlag Paul Parey, Boca Raton, Briza Publications, Greengrass Ltd, Kieler Nachrichten, Northern Hemisphere, Springer Verlag, Walter de Gruyter, Duke University Press New!
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- Medical Botany: Plants Affecting Man's Health by Walter Hepworth Lewis on 4 pages
- Contact Dermatitis by Alexander A. Fisher on page 41, page 54, and page 264
- Cyanide in Biology by Birgit Vennesland on page 184
- A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple Mysteries) by Agatha Christie on page 392
- South America: Reading, Writing, Research: Intermediate Level (100 Reproducible Activities) by Harriet Kinghorn on page 199
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