Valent Faith R.

Jaromay

October 6, 2016

Poisonous Plant and Their Poisonous Constituents

Name of Plant

Poisonous Constiturents

1. Jequirity

Abrin

2. Aconite/ Monkshood

Aconitine

3. Tung-oil-tree

Esters of 16-hydroxyphorbol

4. Deadly nightshade

Hyoscyamine

5. Akee

Hypoglycine A and B

6. Water hemlock

Cicurtoxin

7. Autumn crocus

Colchicine

8. Elephants ear

Large amount of calcium oxalate

9. Poison Hemlock
10. Lily-of-the-valley

Coniine; y-coniceine; conhydrine;

pseudoconhydrine
Convallatoxin

11. Mezereon

Daphnetoxin ; mezerein

12. Stramonium/ thornapple/

Jamestown weed/Jimson Weed
13. Larkspur

Hyoscyamine

14. Dumbcane

Calcium oxalate; unverified proteinaceous toxins

15. Foxglove

Digitoxin; Gitoxin

16. White snakeroot/ Richweed

17. Spurge

Unstable alcohol designated tremetol in

combination with resin acid
Esters of tetracyclic diterpenoid phorbol

18. Yellow Jasmine

Gelsemine: Sempervirine

19.English ivy

Hederin

20. Manchineel tree

21. Henbane

Complex mixtures of esters tigliane and

daphnane
Hyoscyamine; scopolamine

22. English Holiy

Uncharacterized

23. Morning glory

Ergine

24. Physic Nut

Lectin

25. Dwarf Laurel

Acetylandromedol

Toxic polycyclic diterpenoid

26. Mountain Laurel

Acetylandromedol

27. Laburnum / Golden-chain

Cystisine

28. Lantana

2-pentacyclic triterpenes; Lantadene Aand B

29. Indian Tobacco

Lobeline

B.S. Pharmacy 3C
30. Chinaberry tree

Resinous fraction

31. Canada Moonseed

Dauricine

32. Poison wood tree

Similar to urushiol

33. Narcissus/ daffodil/ Jonquil

Penanthridine alkaloids

34. Oleander
35. Tobacco

Complex mixture of cardiac glycosides

from 6 genins
Nicotine

36. Pursh/ Mistletoe

Phoratoxin

37. Pokeweed

Phytolaccatoxin

38. Mandrake/ Mayapple

Podophyllotoxin

39. Primrose

Primin

40. Wild Cherry

Cyanogenetic glycosides

41. Rhapontic Rhubarb/ Common rhubarb

Oxalic acid

42. Castor bean

Ricin

43. Black Locust

Robin

44. Bloodroot

Sanguinarine

45. Skimmia

Skimmianine

46. Chalice-vine

Atropine; Hyoscyamine; Norhyoscyamine

47. Nightshade

Solanine; Dernissine

48. Yew

Toxic alkaloids designated taxines

49. Yellow Oleander

Cerebrin; Neriitolin; Thevetin

50. Poison Ivy

Urushiol

51. Wisteria

Lectin; Uncharacterized glycoside

52. Malanga

Large amount of calcium oxalate

53. Florida arrowroot

Cycasin

54. Death Camas

Steroidal Glycosides

55. Mushrooms

Pharmacognosy Lec

Protoplasmic Poison
-Amatoxin
-Gyromitrins
-Orellanine
Exert Neurologic Effect
-Muscarine
-Ibotenic acid-muscinol

-Psilocybin- psilocin
Gastro Itestinal Irritants
Coprine