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We continue to talk about poisonous plants, today we will talk about hellebore, arum, hoof, verbena and others
Numerous species of the lily family are very poisonous. Their juice was used in ancient times in arrow poisons. These include Lobel's hellebore growing in subalpine meadows. It is impossible to confuse it with another plant. It is a perennial plant reaching 1.5 m in height with corrugated wide leaves. Hellebore venom paralyzes the nervous system; it also has the ability to penetrate the bloodstream through the skin.
Honey is poisonous with an admixture of nectar of its yellowish-green flowers with a garlic smell. There are cases of poisoning
hellebore livestock, especially in spring, when young plants appear. Silage does not eliminate its toxicity. When dried, it spoils the hay very much, since, when it enters the haystacks in a half-baked form, it causes rotting.
A very poisonous plant -
arum elongated. It grows in early spring along with wild garlic. Their young, twisted leaves are similar in appearance, but the arum has a darker color. Its bad smell attracts flies for pollination. In early summer, the leaves die off, then red berry-like fruits appear, eaten by thrushes. They repeatedly seduced children, who were poisoned by eating them, despite the specific smell they give off when squeezing the fruit. Animals occasionally eat leaves.
On river floodplains, in sunny valleys, there is a liana
step white, or
bryony … It has a branchy, rough stem, clinging (stepping over) antennae, and yellow-white flowers. Small black berries appear in autumn. The white fleshy root in the arm is thick, reminiscent of a turnip, rich in milky juice. This plant was popularly called serpentine or paralytic herb. Its roots, shoots and berries are poisonous. There are known cases of bryony poisoning of pigs that ate roots and birds that ate berries. It is believed that forty berries are enough to kill an adult.
Occasionally found in the forests
Poisonous Hoof Georgian - a well-known medicinal plant. Its evergreen leaves resemble the trail of a horse's hoof. In early spring, dark red flowers appear on the stems. It is popularly called forest pepper for its light spicy aroma of freshly ground leaves, emetic root, hearty herb. It was used as a remedy for drunkenness and heart failure. Overdose causes poisoning.
Probably known to many
St. John's wort perfoliate. A large amount of it in hay causes poisoning of animals with white wool. In the leaves, glands with essential oil are clearly visible. Since ancient times, the magical properties of St. John's wort have been associated with its "perforation". In Germany, it was considered a plant hostile to evil spirits, and the juice allegedly possessed an enchanting agent. In folk medicine, St. John's wort is a cure for many diseases. But the most fragrant is St. John's wort, which grows from the upper forest to the alpine belt.
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vervain officinalis a poisonous verbenomine was found. It grows in damp places in landfills, near springs, along roads and fields. This nondescript plant with small flowers has been known since antiquity. He was believed to be able to kindle love, remove evil spirits and reconcile enemies. In folk medicine, it is used for liver diseases.
One of the most poisonous plants in our flora is
aconite, or
eastern wrestler (wolf poison). Found everywhere in forests, subalpine tall grasses. Its name allegedly comes from the Greek city of Akone, near which there was a cave, where, according to myth, there was an entrance to hell. Another name "king-grass" was given to him for its strong toxicity. A potent principle in its tubers is the alkaloid aconitine. Fresh tubers smell like horseradish. Their taste is mysterious, causing a feeling of crawling with numbness on the tongue. In England, it was considered one of the main homeopathic remedies. Most dangerous during budding and flowering. By the time the seeds ripen, the toxicity decreases. Drying and ensiling will not eliminate the toxicity.
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Every year, over a hundred people are in serious condition in hospital beds, who, willy-nilly, risked eating unknown plants full of toxic substances. Among them, a considerable part is assigned to children of preschool and primary school age. As a rule, acute poisoning is caused by the action of poisonous alkaloids, glycosides, hydrocyanic and oxalic acids, which are found in abundance in plants. It is almost always accompanied by vomiting, nausea, dizziness, frustration
Riddles Of Poisonous Plants. Part 2
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Riddles Of Poisonous Plants. Part 1
Poisonous trees and shrubs. The berry yew is highly poisonous. Information about its toxicity is already contained in the literature of the ancient Romans and Greeks. Eating its needles and bark more than once killed pets from suffocation. Juicy berries contain poisonous seeds, which can be poisoned by children. But it is interesting that bison and deer feed on needles and yew branches. Many birds peck its berries, also without harm to themselves
Riddles Of Poisonous Plants. Part 4
There are many poisonous species in the buttercup family. In wet meadows, everywhere you can find poisonous, mountain-loving, acrid, creeping buttercup, as well as others that color the slopes yellow and delight the eye in spring. Even on gloomy, cloudy days, forest glades with them seem sunny. Animals, poisoned by buttercups, die quickly; hay from them is absolutely not poisonous. In humans, poisoning can occur with careless use of them as therapeutic agents. But in therapeutic doses of buttercups, I
