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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Poison

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Plant
Abrus precatorius ( Cain Ghe, Graines Reglisse, Gunchi, Hint Meyankoku, Hung Tou, Jequerit, Liane Reglisse, Ma Liao Tou, Paratella, Paternoster, Peonia, Peonia De St Tomas, Pois Rouge, Rakat, Reglisse, Rosary Pea, To-Azuki, Weesboontje )
Abuta barbata
Abuta bullata
Abuta candollei
Abuta grandifolia ( American Beech )
Abuta kulugii
Abuta obovata
Abuta rufescens
Abuta wilson-brownei
Acacia berlandieri ( Guajillo )
Acacia georginae
Acer rubrum ( Kirmizi Isfendan Agaci, Red Maple )
Achatocarpus nigricans
Acokanthera venenata ( Kissoumpo, Ksopo )
Aconitum anthora ( Aconito Saludable, Anapelo, Antora, Giftheil, Pale Aconite, Sari Kaplanbogan )
Aconitum balfourii
Aconitum carmichaeli ( Sinatori-Kabuto )
Aconitum columbianum ( Monkshood )
Aconitum deinorhizum ( Bischnag, Bish, Char De Venus, Indian Aconite, Indische Monnikskap, Indischer Eisenhut, Mohra, Visha )
Aconitum ferox ( Aconito Feroz, Lang Tu, Lang Tu T'Ou )
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.