no, its even used as a tea...
Avocado leaves are poisonous to many mammals. Horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and rabbits can all suffer damage to the mammary glands and heart from eating avocado leaves.
The toxic compound is believed to be persin, which has the IUPAC name of: (R, 12E,15E)-2-Hydroxy-4-oxohenicosa-12,15-dienyl acetate.
My rabbit died this afternoon a few days after eating a small quantity of avocado leaves and bark. He may have eaten one leaf.
Avocadoes are high in fat content and can trigger an upset stomach, vomiting or even pancreatitis. Avocado contains a toxic element called persin, which can damage heart, lung and other tissue in many animals
I think the pit can be poisonous
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No, it's not (I've consumed some by mistake), but it is tough and fibrous. I'd put it in the compost heap.
No
two trees and three fruits
Yes, they are the fruit of the avocado tree, Persia americana.
Guava trees are deciduous
Ear Pod Trees are poisonous.
An avocado does not grow out of the ground
If hazel trees were poisonous the hazelnuts would be lethal.
Avocado shows lots of health benefits for humans. The bark, leaves, pit, etc are poisonous to many animals. The flesh of the fruit, the part we find edible, is poisonous to some birds, and the ASPCA lists avocado as toxic to dogs, cats, and horses.
Highly poisonous to just about everything. Dogs, cats, squirrels, humans, and so is the peel.
No the Joshua tree is not poisonous
The bark, twigs, leaves of the avocado tree, and the skin and pit of the avocado fruit contain a toxin called persin. The fruit of the avocado may absorb some of this toxin from the pit or skin.
yes/Avacado is also known for its fruitsAn avoccado is not a root vegetable.They grow on trees and are harvested and left to ripen.
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