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Plant Cicuta maculata (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Water Hemlock; Spotted Water Hemlock
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CICUTINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CONIINE 2 Shoot not available not available not available Harvey, R. B., Larso, A. H., Landon, R. H., Boyd, W. L., Erickson, L. C. 1945. Weeds Poisonous to Livestock. Bull. Minnesota Agr. Exp. Sta., 388: 1.
FAT 0 Seed not available 159000.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Emetic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Paralytic 1 Merck 11th Edition