Which plants are poisonous?

Answer 1

Below are some of the Botanical names of the poisonous plants used for medicine especially in Traditional Indian Systems of Medicine namely Siddha & Ayurveda. For full text paper kindly follow the link:

· Papaver somniferum,

· Datura alba,

· Nerium oleander,

· Strychnos nux vomica,

· Cleistanthus collinus,

· Cannabis sativa,

· Gloriosa superba,

· Anamirta cocculus,

· Citrulus colocynthis,

· Abrus precatorius,

· Semecarpus anacardium,

· Excoecaria agallocha,

· Digitalis purpurea,

· Aconitum ferrox,

· Croton tiglium and

· Plumbago zeylanica

Answer 2

Many currently common medicines originated with herbal medicine. The first ones to come to mind is Foxglove, also known as digitalis, which is used in the treatment of heart problems and Belladonna, used for years by your eye doctor to dilate your pupils before an examination.

These days Tea tree is a common disinfectant and anti-bacterial, but before it was "all the rage" lavender was used. A large number of chemical substances have been extracted from plants and subsequently chemically manufactured. And it doesn't stop there, even today there are people studying plants for cancer treatments and even for use in the fight against AIDS.

Answer 3

There are many different types of plants that are poisonous to humans. Some of these plants include oleander, foxglove, iris, and wisteria.