Poisons Part 1

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Poisons Part 1 (Teacher: Michael)

Many trees and plants poisonous, and a hazard for inquisitive youngsters who always putting things in their mouths. Naturally-occurring poisons concentrated in seeds and berries but leaves, flowers, sap and roots contain a considerable amount. As a general rule, unripe fruits more dangerous than ripe ones.

The first thing a doctor to is what and how much of the poisonous plant eaten, when it eaten, and what of the plant consumed. They also to how old the patient is and whether they already vomited after eating the plant. If possible, save what remains of the plant that eaten and the doctor or hospital it for identification purposes as there specific antidotes to certain plant poisons. Garden plants that cause problems include laurel leaves and their black-currant-looking berries, both of which contain derivatives of cyanide.

Lily of the Valley flowers and berries contain a chemical which affects the rhythm of the heart, but fortunately the poison is poorly absorbed so its effects rarely . Other common culprits include Laburnum, whether in the form of seeds or bright yellow flowers, which contains a chemical that poisons in the same way as nicotine; wisteria pods, which bring on gastroenteritis, and lupin pods, which cause vomiting and convulsions. Aconite (monkshood) is the most poisonous plant in Europe and it kill.

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