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Common Herbs, Plants, and Their Uses

P- DANGEROUS for PREGNANT PEOPLE

A- DANGEROUS for ANIMALS

I- DANGEROUS UPON (IMPROPER) INGESTION

B- DANGER UPON BREATHING IN (Inhalation of smoke)

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ANGELICA ROOT (P, A, I)

Use in protection and exorcism incense, and also carry the root in a pouch as a protective talisman. Add to bath to remove hexes. Smoking the leaves can cause visions. Angelica protects by both creating a barrier against negative energy, and by filling it's user with positive energy. Removes curses, hexes, or spells that have been cast against you. Enhances the aura, giving a joyful outlook. Relieves tension headache, diuretic, beneficial to the stomach and digestion. Relieves buildup of phlegm due to asthma and bronchitis. Use with caution- Large doses can negatively affect blood pressure, heart, and respiration. If pregnant, can cause miscarriage. For animals, the raw berries are considered to be mildly toxic if ingested, contact with the bark or roots can cause skin irritation, and ingesting the fresh bark will cause vomiting.

BASIL

Useful for love and prosperity. Carry to attract wealth. Sprinkle basil over your sleeping lover to assure fidelity. Use it in a ritual bath to bring new love in, or to free yourself of an old love. Also used for purification baths. Sprinkle on the floor for protection, and burn as an exorcism incense.

BAY LEAVES (P, A, I)

Use in potions for visions, clairvoyance and wisdom. Place under your pillow to induce prophetic dreams. Carry to ward off evil, and scatter or burn for exorcism. Add to cleansing teas and baths. Scatter on the floor, and then sweep out for protection. The priestesses at Delphi are said to have chewed bay leaves to induce their visions and prophecies. When used by pregnant people internally in the form of infusions and broths, stimulates contraction of the uterine muscles and thereby causes serious complications in the course of pregnancy, which are fraught with miscarriage or damage to the fetus. In animals, it is toxic to dogs, cats, and horses. DO NOT ATTEMPT to eat whole or in large pieces; it's like swallowing razor blades as the edges are so sharp. WARNING; sometimes burnt/burning bay leaves can smell like marijuana

BLESSED THISTLE (P, A)

Purification, hex-breaking, protection from evil- removes unwanted influences, particularly of malevolent intent. Strew to cleanse buildings or rooms, beneficial in healing spells. Strengthens liver function, combat hepatitis, aids memory purifies the blood stream. Good for migraine, nausea, and gallstones. It can be dangerous during pregnancy, but afterward can be used to increase breastmilk supply. Steep in tea to use, do not attempt to eat whole.

BLACKBERRY LEAF

Powerful herb of protection, and used to attract wealth. If twined into a wreath with rowan and ivy, will keep away evil spirits. A bramble patch is a favorite hiding place for faerie folk, use to invoke and attract faerie spirits.

BURDOCK (P)

Used in protection incenses and for healing, especially the feet. Carry as a protection sachet or burn for purification of a room. Rinse with a root decoction for ridding oneself of a gloomy feeling about yourself or others. Can stimulate uterine activity. Therefore, pregnant women should avoid using this herb or use it with extreme caution. When steeped and drunk, burdock can help to detoxify the blood, liver and provides potent antioxidants. Although it does not taste good, chewing slivers of the root can provide relief from physical pain and fever. Other than the sharp burs, the plant is not harmful to animals.

CACAO/CHOCOLATE (A)

The Aztecs Food of the Gods. An aphrodisiac, a mild euphoric, and helps to heal depression. It is extremely effective in love potions and spells. Cacao is a required offering during Day of the Dead, can be used to appease restless spirits, or attract passed loved ones during séance. Some animals are allergic and they should not be given any amount of chocolate unless one is ABSOLUTELY sure it will not harm them, and even then, it is not very healthy.

CAMELLIA (I)

Brings riches and luxury, expresses gratitude. Place fresh blossoms in water on altar during ritual to attract money and prosperity. Used in traditional Chinese medicine for treating skin conditions. Just because the leaves and flowers of camellias aren't toxic in small amounts, they can still pose a problem if a person eats a large quantity. Camellia in particular can be problematic if a person consumes too many leaves. This plants leaves are used to make tea and contain caffeine as well as other compounds that can elevate heart rates, cause palpitations and even produce convulsions. In addition, the leathery leaves of camellia are hard to chew thoroughly and may cause choking.

CARAWAY (A, I)

Carry for protection against spirits who mean harm. The seeds can be used to ensure faithfulness, and can be used in spells to attract a lover. Used in cooking, will induce lust. Some people take caraway by mouth for digestive problems including heartburn, bloating, gas, loss of appetite, and mild spasms of the stomach and intestines. Caraway oil is also taken by mouth to help people cough up phlegm, improve control of urination, kill bacteria in the body, and relieve constipation. Some women take caraway oil by mouth to help start menstruation and relieve menstrual cramps. Some nursing mothers use it to increase the flow of breast milk.

Caraway is used in mouthwashes and may applied to the skin to improve local blood flow or help improve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Can be dangerous to animals in large doses.

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Poisonous Plants: Identify Poison, Toxic, & Dangerous (How To List)

Plants are beautiful and if you’re a plant lover, chances are high that you’ve got one or more house plants. But did you know that several common house plants can be poisonous?

Let’s discuss some of the most poisonous plants to be aware of when it comes to child safety or wilderness survival.

Which plants are poisonous to humans?

Here is a list of common and uncommon poisonous plants you should look out for. We also include what parts of the plants you need to be aware of specifically.

Some parts of the plant may only cause skin rashes, while others may cause vomiting or even death from toxic leaves, seeds, or berries.

It’s important to know what to look for in case you have to call poison control. We’ve included photos below to make each one easier to identify.

Helpful resources:

Symptoms of Dehydration (Signs & Stages)

How to tell if a Snake is Poisonous or Not (Non Venomous vs Most Dangerous)

https://survivalistgear.co/emergency-survival-kit/

Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)

This is one of the most poisonous plants in North America. The Water hemlock plant falls in the carrot family and looks like the Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota.) plant While it’s often mistaken with edible celery or parsnips, this plant contains poisonous cicutoxin in its toxic roots.

Eating the wrong parts of the plant with water hemlock can cause abdominal cramps, vomiting diarrhea, painful convulsions, nausea, and may cause death in extreme cases.

Survivors may have to live with lasting tremors and amnesia. Call 911 or poison control immediately if you think an animal or human has eaten it.

Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)

If you aren’t familiar with the differences, Poison Hemlock’s leaves, and even other parts, can look similar to popular plants used for food – like Queen Anne’s lace, yarrow, wild fennel, and elderflower.

Even though it may not be as deadly as Water Hemlock, Poison Hemlock is common in many areas, and still dangerous.

ALL parts of the plant (seeds, flowers, leaves, berries) are poison and contain alkaloids that are toxic for your nervous system, small doses of the poison may upset your system and even cause vomiting, diarrhea, and death from respiratory collapse if eaten.

Note: Poison Hemlock has nothing to do with the Hemlock Tree species which is edible.

Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron Vernix)

Also known as thunderwood, Poison sumac is a common, woody shrub usually found in wet areas like swamps and forests with hardwood or pinewood.

Technically Poison Sumac isn’t poisonous, but contact with the leaves on skin can cause an itching , burning reaction because of an oil called urushiol. Poison sumac is more toxic for skin contact than poison ivy and poison oak.

Poison Oak (Toxicodendron Diversilobum)

Poison Oak is also a common, woody shrub that can be found in Western North America. It also grows in wet, marshy areas like swamps or in forrests. Skin contact with the leaves and even other parts of Poison Oak can cause rashes that itch and blister.

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron Radicans)

Poison ivy is a common, flowering plant commonly found in Asian and Eastern North America. The urushiol oil resin in poison ivy can be found on the roots, leaves, and even stem parts of the plant.

It’s very sticky and can even attach to parts of your clothing. Skin contact with with leaves of a Poison Ivy plant will cause a blistering, uncomfortable rash.

Rosary Pea (Abrus Precatorius)

Rosary Pea, or jequirity beans, are red seeds that have a black spot on them, making the seeds popular to use in jewelry and toys. All parts of the plant are toxic – but the seeds of the plant are especially poisonous for humans.

Eating toxic seeds orally from the plant may cause issues with the GI system including vomiting diarrhea, but rarely causes death. The plant is slender, perennial climber, and has long, pinnate-leafleted leaves and red seeds.

Deadly Nightshade (Atropa Belladonna)

This poisonous plant bears attractive and sweet berries. Deadly Nightshade can lure both children and adults into eating them.

The plant is a native of waste or wooded areas in the south and central Eurasia. It has poisonous leaves and its berries are black, shiny, and the size of cherries.

Apart from its poisonous leaves and berries, deadly nightshade also contains scopolamine and atropine in its roots and stem. Consuming this plant can cause involuntary muscle paralysis. Getting into contact with the plant leaves may cause severe skin irritation.

Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum Dulcamara)

This poison plant is highly toxic – especially for children. It has bright-colored berries that attract both animals and humans.

Bittersweet nightshade is often mistaken with Oriental bittersweet and American bittersweet plants which explains why many homeowners are unable to identify the plant.

White Snakeroot (Ageratina Altissima)

It’s known as the root that caused Nancy Hanks’ (Abraham Lincoln’s mother) death. White snakeroot or Ageratina altissima is one of the poisonous herbs in North America. It has flat-topped bundles of tiny white flowers and contains a deadly alcohol referred to as trematol.

Some people have died from ingesting toxic plants or leaves directly. However, Nancy Hanks death was from consuming milk from a cow that had fed on the plant. White snakeroot is so poisonous that the milk and meat from poisoned domestic animals or pets can pass poison to humans.

Symptoms vary from one person to the other and can include nausea, reduced appetite, digestive discomfort, vomiting, and body weakness. Some people experience abnormal blood acidity, an overly red tongue, or death in extreme cases.

Today, farmers understand the large toxicity of the vines and are quick to remove them from animal feed.

Chinese Lanterns (Physalis Alkekengi)

Chinese lanterns are related to bittersweet nightshade. It’s often grown by craft lovers and comes with green pod husks that become yellow during summer and rich orange by fall. The Chinese lanterns’ bright pods are used in dried wreaths and floral arrangements.

Any part of the plant, including the leaves and stems, are harmful and symptoms can include numbness, low temperature, headaches, breathing issues, stomach aches, vomiting and diarrhea, and dilated pupils.

Castor Bean (Ricinus Communis)

The castor bean is a charming plant often grown for ornamental purposes because of its flower, leaves, and foliage. The refined seeds of the castor bean plant produce castor oil. However, they contain ricin, a poison that makes them deadly in small amounts.

Even though castor oil is so beneficial, all it takes to kill a child or an adult is one and eight seeds respectively. Ricin restricts the combination of proteins in body cells and can cause severe diarrhea, vomiting, seizures, or even be fatal, resulting in death. Death caused by poisonous things often occurs from accidental ingestion.

Castor oil is refined to be safe for use, though, so you don’t need worry about ricin when using it as a treatment.

Laurel Hedges

Except for Bay Laurel, every other type of hedge is toxic and produces hydrocyanic acid which is harmful for animals and humans. Symptoms can include difficulty breathing, convulsions and difficulty walking or standing.

More helpful reading:

How to Escape a Sinking Car (And Get Out While Underwater)

How to Store Emergency Water Longterm

What flowers can kill you?

Flowers are usually bright and beautiful but can also be poisonous. Knowing how to identify flowers like the Nerium Oleander or the bleeding heart helps you tell the difference between dangerous flowers and safe flowers.

If you or someone else is experiencing the symptoms listed below, make sure and call 911 or poison control.

Here is a list of poisonous flowers and the parts (like berries, leaves, or seeds) you should beware of.

Nerium Oleander

Oleander is one of the most poisonous wild flowers. Oleander is also known as the sweetly scented killer. You’ll notice that Oleander blossoms are magenta, crimson, or creamy white.

Cases of accidental poisoning from Oleander have been reported from campers who burn oleander branches to roast marshmallows and hotdogs.

Are oleander flowers poisonous to touch and can Oleander flowers cause skin irritation? Yes, they can. So toxic is the blossom that consuming honey from bees that consumed nectar from the Oleander plant can cause death. Poison from the Oleander plant causes irregular heart beats.

Lily of the Valley

These small white bell-shaped flowers with a strong sweet-smelling aroma. However, direct contact causes hot flushes, severe headaches, irritability, hallucinations, and red patches of clammy and cold skin.

It’s important to understand that the water you use to put cut lily-of-the-valley flowers may contain traces of convallatoxin. This substance can increase heart contractions.

Water Hemlock

These are tiny white wildflowers that are attractive but deadly. Poison in the water hemlock has a carrot scent but it can damage your central nervous system within a short time.

The effects of water hemlock poison include convulsions and seizures that can be severe due to cardiovascular collapse and asphyxia (both of which can cause death).

Angel’s Trumpet

Let not the name of this plant fool you. This is one of the poisonous trees that bear trumpet-shaped colorful hanging blooms. While this plant can be an eye-catching patio tree it contains atropine and scopolamine both of which are poisons and hallucinogens.

This whole plant is extremely poisonous but its highest toxin concentration is in the seeds. Exposure to these toxins may result in a coma, hallucinations, and delirium.

What kind of mushrooms can kill you?

If you love mushrooms you know that not all of them are safe to eat. Can you, however, differentiate poisonous mushrooms from the non-poisonous ones? Here is a list of poisonous mushrooms you should avoid.

Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)

This is the recognizable toadstool in children’s fairy tales. You can easily identify it from its white spots and bright red cap. This fungus is poisonous to both animals and humans.

The main poisonous agents in Fly Agaric are ibotenic and muscimol acid. These toxins affect the central nervous system and cause nausea, loss of coordination, lack of sleep, and hallucinations. The effects start showing approximately one hour after consumption but they’re hardly deadly.

Angel wing (Pleurocybella porrigens)

This type of mushroom is found across the Northern Hemisphere and derives its name from its appearance and deadly features.

Angel Wing was once edible but this changed when almost 60 people got sick after consuming them in Japan. 17 out of these people died. An old man would later die in 2009 after consuming angel wings mushrooms.

A big percentage of the people who died, however, had pre-existing liver or kidney complications. While the mode of poisoning is yet to be understood scientists believe it contains high levels of cyanide.

Deadly Dapperling (Lepiota sp.)

This is a tiny, delicious looking mushroom that belongs to the Lepiota family. It contains amatoxin, a poisonous substance that can damage the liver.

This toxin is associated with up to 90% of all mushroom poison-related deaths. Symptoms of exposure to this toxin include gastrointestinal-intestinal pain. Deadly Dapperling grows in conifer forests across North America and Europe.

More helpful reading:

Freeze Dried vs Dehydrated Food (Advantages & Disadvantages)

How to Make a Snare Trap Step By Step (Build, Set, Tie, & Wire)

Frequently Asked Questions

Can poisonous plants kill you?

Yes. Some of the most poisonous plants can kill you instantly. However, some have severe effects but aren’t deadly. It’s important to call poison control immediately if you aren’t sure.

What common shrubs and plants are poisonous to dogs?

Some of these plants grow in backyards and can be mildly toxic or severely poisonous. These include Bleeding hearts (Dicentra spectabilis), Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), and Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum).

What poisonous plant looks like aloe vera?

The leaves of agave Americana poison plants resemble those of aloe vera. However, this plant doesn’t belong to the cacti plant family.

Which plants are poisonous to cats?

Some plants that are toxic to cats cause skin, stomach, and mouth inflammation. Some of these poison plants can cause normal functioning of a cat’s organs to alter – such as the heart and kidney.

These toxic plants include Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale,) Amaryllis (Amaryllis spp.), and Castor Bean (Ricinus communis).

Now you know

Researching pictures of poison plants can help you identify what’s toxic with ease. This guide to poisonous plants and flowers should help you stay safe – especially in outdoor emergencies.

If you aren’t sure that a a specific plant or parts of the plant (leaves, berries, seeds, flowers) may be toxic and cause skin issues or worse, vomiting or death, make sure to call poison control and be prepared to describe the plant in detail. Look for distinguishing characteristics to help them identify the plant.

More helpful reading:

How to Identify Poison Plants – CDC.GOV

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Poisonous Plants: Identify Poison, Toxic, & Dangerous (How To List)

Plants are beautiful and if you’re a plant lover, chances are high that you’ve got one or more house plants. But did you know that several common house plants can be poisonous?

Let’s discuss some of the most poisonous plants to be aware of when it comes to child safety or wilderness survival.

Which plants are poisonous to humans?

Here is a list of common and uncommon poisonous plants you should look out for. We also include what parts of the plants you need to be aware of specifically.

Some parts of the plant may only cause skin rashes, while others may cause vomiting or even death from toxic leaves, seeds, or berries.

It’s important to know what to look for in case you have to call poison control. We’ve included photos below to make each one easier to identify.

Helpful resources:

Symptoms of Dehydration (Signs & Stages)

How to tell if a Snake is Poisonous or Not (Non Venomous vs Most Dangerous)

https://survivalistgear.co/emergency-survival-kit/

Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)

Eating the wrong parts of the plant with water hemlock can cause abdominal cramps, vomiting diarrhea, painful convulsions, nausea, and may cause death in extreme cases.

Survivors may have to live with lasting tremors and amnesia. Call 911 or poison control immediately if you think an animal or human has eaten it.

Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)

Even though it may not be as deadly as Water Hemlock, Poison Hemlock is common in many areas, and still dangerous.

Note: Poison Hemlock has nothing to do with the Hemlock Tree species which is edible.

Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron Vernix)

Also known as thunderwood, Poison sumac is a common, woody shrub usually found in wet areas like swamps and forests with hardwood or pinewood.

Poison Oak (Toxicodendron Diversilobum)

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron Radicans)

Poison ivy is a common, flowering plant commonly found in Asian and Eastern North America. The urushiol oil resin in poison ivy can be found on the roots, leaves, and even stem parts of the plant.

It’s very sticky and can even attach to parts of your clothing. Skin contact with with leaves of a Poison Ivy plant will cause a blistering, uncomfortable rash.

Rosary Pea (Abrus Precatorius)

Deadly Nightshade (Atropa Belladonna)

This poisonous plant bears attractive and sweet berries. Deadly Nightshade can lure both children and adults into eating them.

The plant is a native of waste or wooded areas in the south and central Eurasia. It has poisonous leaves and its berries are black, shiny, and the size of cherries.

Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum Dulcamara)

This poison plant is highly toxic – especially for children. It has bright-colored berries that attract both animals and humans.

Bittersweet nightshade is often mistaken with Oriental bittersweet and American bittersweet plants which explains why many homeowners are unable to identify the plant.

White Snakeroot (Ageratina Altissima)

Today, farmers understand the large toxicity of the vines and are quick to remove them from animal feed.

Chinese Lanterns (Physalis Alkekengi)

Castor Bean (Ricinus Communis)

Castor oil is refined to be safe for use, though, so you don’t need worry about ricin when using it as a treatment.

Laurel Hedges

More helpful reading:

How to Escape a Sinking Car (And Get Out While Underwater)

How to Store Emergency Water Longterm

What flowers can kill you?

If you or someone else is experiencing the symptoms listed below, make sure and call 911 or poison control.

Here is a list of poisonous flowers and the parts (like berries, leaves, or seeds) you should beware of.

Nerium Oleander

Oleander is one of the most poisonous wild flowers. Oleander is also known as the sweetly scented killer. You’ll notice that Oleander blossoms are magenta, crimson, or creamy white.

Cases of accidental poisoning from Oleander have been reported from campers who burn oleander branches to roast marshmallows and hotdogs.

Lily of the Valley

It’s important to understand that the water you use to put cut lily-of-the-valley flowers may contain traces of convallatoxin. This substance can increase heart contractions.

Water Hemlock

These are tiny white wildflowers that are attractive but deadly. Poison in the water hemlock has a carrot scent but it can damage your central nervous system within a short time.

The effects of water hemlock poison include convulsions and seizures that can be severe due to cardiovascular collapse and asphyxia (both of which can cause death).

Angel’s Trumpet

This whole plant is extremely poisonous but its highest toxin concentration is in the seeds. Exposure to these toxins may result in a coma, hallucinations, and delirium.

What kind of mushrooms can kill you?

Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)

This is the recognizable toadstool in children’s fairy tales. You can easily identify it from its white spots and bright red cap. This fungus is poisonous to both animals and humans.

Angel wing (Pleurocybella porrigens)

This type of mushroom is found across the Northern Hemisphere and derives its name from its appearance and deadly features.

Deadly Dapperling (Lepiota sp.)

This is a tiny, delicious looking mushroom that belongs to the Lepiota family. It contains amatoxin, a poisonous substance that can damage the liver.

More helpful reading:

Freeze Dried vs Dehydrated Food (Advantages & Disadvantages)

How to Make a Snare Trap Step By Step (Build, Set, Tie, & Wire)

Frequently Asked Questions

Can poisonous plants kill you?

Yes. Some of the most poisonous plants can kill you instantly. However, some have severe effects but aren’t deadly. It’s important to call poison control immediately if you aren’t sure.

What common shrubs and plants are poisonous to dogs?

What poisonous plant looks like aloe vera?

The leaves of agave Americana poison plants resemble those of aloe vera. However, this plant doesn’t belong to the cacti plant family.

Which plants are poisonous to cats?

Some plants that are toxic to cats cause skin, stomach, and mouth inflammation. Some of these poison plants can cause normal functioning of a cat’s organs to alter – such as the heart and kidney.

These toxic plants include Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale,) Amaryllis (Amaryllis spp.), and Castor Bean (Ricinus communis).

Now you know

Researching pictures of poison plants can help you identify what’s toxic with ease. This guide to poisonous plants and flowers should help you stay safe – especially in outdoor emergencies.

More helpful reading:

How to Identify Poison Plants – CDC.GOV

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8 common wild plants that are poisonous to your dog

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8 common wild plants that are poisonous to your dog

Keep your hunting dog safe by identifying and avoiding the following plants. (Alex Robinson/)

This story originally published on Outdoor Life.

Man’s best friend has incredible instincts. We often rely on our dog’s sharp senses and ancient impulses during outdoor pursuits (including everything from bird hunting, to blood trailing deer, to search-and-rescue missions). But any bird hunter with a Labrador retriever can tell you that dogs also have a tendency to eat just about anything. Sometimes the wild plants and nuts they eat can make them sick. These are the 10 wild plants you should make sure your pup does not chow down.

1. Milkweed

This weed is a vital host plant and food for Monarch butterflies, but it’s not so friendly or beneficial to dogs. (Wikipedia/)

Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca

Where found: Common milkweed is one of a hundred milkweed species found in North America and this one has the widest distribution. Found from Oregon to the East Coast, common milkweed often grows in fallow farm fields and sunny roadsides.

How to identify the plant: Milkweed has oval opposite leaves and large teardrop-shaped seed pods. The plant grows up to 4 or 5 feet tall. If you break off a leaf, thick white sap will ooze from the wound.

Harmful content: This everyday weed contains cardiac glycoside toxins. These poison the hearts of dogs, humans, and other creatures.

Diagnosing the poisoning: Noticeable symptoms include an atypical heart rhythm in your dog, as well as pupil dilation, seizures, intestinal issues and collapse.

2. Black Walnut

In late summer, newly forming black walnuts may look like a tree full of tennis balls, but these round greenish spheres are not safe for playing fetch. Black walnut is actually one of the most dangerous trees to large animals. (Tim MacWelch/)

Scientific name: Juglas nigra

Where found: Black walnut is common in fields, second-growth woods and old farmland east of the Mississippi.

How to identify the plant: Walnuts grow alternate branches with pinnately compound leaves. The husks that cover the nuts are rough and complete (no splits).

Harmful content: The leaves, bark, nuts, husks and wood of walnut contain the compound juglone. Worse still, moldy walnuts can be laden with mycotoxins (poisons created by fungal organisms). These can cause major neurological problems.

Diagnosing the poisoning: Poisoned dogs may exhibit excessive panting, drooling, foaming at the mouth, vomiting, muscle tremors, fever and seizures. If untreated or if they ate too much, the poisoning can result in death.

3. Hickory Nuts

Closely related to black walnut (they’re in the same plant family), hickory nuts can cause the same kind of trouble as walnuts. (Tim MacWelch/)

Scientific name: Carya, numerous species present

Where found: They grow well in forests and fields, various hickory species can be found from Texas to New England.

How to identify the plant: Hickories are in the walnut family, and as such, they also have alternate branching with pinnately compound leaves. The husks that cover the nuts are much different than walnut, however. These husks are typically smooth and they naturally split into several pieces to expose the nutshell underneath.

Harmful content: Although weaker than walnut, hickory can also sicken your dog with the compound juglone and harbor the molds that cause even worse poisoning.

Diagnosing the poisoning: Gastric intestinal upset or intestinal obstructions are common symptoms for hickory nut poisoning. Moldy hickory nuts can also cause seizures and various neurological symptoms.

4. Mayapple

With fun names like the “wild lemon” and “Indian apple root”, you might not expect this small flowering plant to be so bad. However, it’s also known as the “American mandrake” and is surprising toxic to almost every creature (including dogs and people). (Tim MacWelch/)

Scientific name: Podophyllum peltatum

Where found: Mayapple grows in shady forest areas throughout the eastern U.S.

How to identify the plant: The mayapple is a woodland plant that often grows in thick patches or colonies. They have two large lobed leaves per plant, a single white flower where the leaf stalks split, and a small fruit in summer.

Harmful content: Although the ripe yellowish fruit is edible to humans (safest if cooked, the seed must be removed), the unripe fruit, seed, roots and foliage are poisonous. Mayapple contains a unique toxin called podophyllin.

Diagnosing the poisoning: If consumed, mayapple can cause vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, excessive panting, coma or death in dogs. Canines may also develop skin redness or ulcers.

5. Oak Acorns

Oak trees are found across the globe, and their familiar nuts pose a little known hazard to dogs. (Tim MacWelch/)

**Scientific name: Quercus, numerous species present

Where found: Oaks are found coast to coast in the U.S., and throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Depending on the species, oaks may be found growing in the thickest forests, swamps or open desert land. North America contains the largest number of oak species, with a surprising diversity of 160 species in Mexico.

How to identify the plant: With roughly 600 species of oak in the world, these trees show great diversity. Deciduous and evergreen oak species have a wide range of leaf shapes. Oaks have alternate simple leaves in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. The fruit of the oak tree is a nut called an acorn, borne in a cup-like “cupule”.

Harmful content: Acorns are just the right size to cause intestinal blockage in small dog breeds, but a compound called gallotannin is the chief offender.

Diagnosing the poisoning: Eating acorns may cause your dog to experience diarrhea (possibly bloody), lethargy, abdominal pain, constipation, depression, frequent urination, discolored urine and jaundice.

6. Tansy

In the Pacific Northwest in summertime, it’s hard to miss the golden yellow common tansy, but make sure your canine friends miss out on it. (Wikipedia/)

Scientific name: Tanacetum vulgare

Where found: Once used as a natural bug repellent, the common tansy can be found naturalized throughout the continental United States. Tansy prefers to grow in fields and pastures, but it does equally well along roadsides and streambanks.

How to identify the plant: Considered a noxious weed by many people, the common tansy grows to roughly three feet in height. In summer, it sports many yellow clusters of button-like flowers. Tansy is considered an invasive species to Washington state and neighboring areas.

Harmful content: Even though tansy is used as a natural insect repellent and sometimes as a culinary herb or alcohol flavoring, the thujone content of common tansy makes the leaves and flowers particularly toxic to dogs.

Diagnosing the poisoning: Dogs that have eaten tansy may have a rapid pulse rate, disorientation, stomach problems and convulsions. They’ll also be suffering liver and kidney damage from ingesting this plant.

7. Horse Chestnut

Don’t confuse this shrubby tree with the chestnuts for eating. Horse chestnut is loaded with toxins. (Wikipedia/)

Scientific name: Aesculus hippocastanum

Where found: Often found in ornamental plantings and urban areas, horse chestnut is native to the Balkan forests in Eastern Europe. Because of its interesting look and apothecary uses, horse chestnut can now be found growing throughout North America and the world.

How to identify the plant: This can be a shrub-like woody plant or small tree, with opposite branching and palmate compound leaves. The nuts do resemble Chinese and American chestnuts, though the outer husk is far less spiky.

Harmful content: Due to its horrible taste, it’s unlikely that you or your dog would eat enough horse chestnuts to result in death. The main toxin that affects dogs is aesculin (a glycosidic saponin), although other saponins in the nuts are also harmful to canines.

Diagnosing the poisoning: Eating horse chestnuts can cause severe vomiting, extreme thirst, weakness, twitching, dilated pupils and stupor. If enough were consumed, that stupor can turn into paralysis, coma or death.

8. Death Camas

This one causes more than a tummy ache, and the name alone should make you pay attention to this plant and keep your dogs away from it. (Wikipedia/)

Scientific name: Toxicoscordion venenosum

Where found: Death camas (also known as meadow death camas) grows in the fields, sagebrush slopes, meadows and prairies of the western U.S.

How to identify the plant: The death camas is a flowering native plant with cream colored blossoms in late spring. Overall, these plants grow in clumps and bear a resemblance to onions. And while every good dog owner knows that onions are toxic to dogs, these plants can kill both you and your dog.

Harmful content: There is a potent cocktail of poisons in the death camas and all plant parts are equally dangerous. If a creature consumes as little as 2% of their body weight in camas, the result can be death. This plant contains zygacine and toxic esters of zygadenine, which are neurotoxic alkaloids.

Diagnosing the poisoning: Dogs that chew or eat any part of a death camas plant can exhibit weakness, difficulty breathing, paralysis, convulsions or coma.

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Field Treatment

The first thing you need to do in a suspected pet poisoning is to get your dog away from the dangerous plant. If they still have some that they are chewing on, get that away from your pet as well. If you have phone signal, call your vet immediately or call an organization that helps pets (like the Pet Poison Helpline at 855-764-7661).

Next, observe your dog to ensure that they are still breathing and acting normally. If possible, take a sample of the plant they were chewing or eating. Keep your sample out of your pet’s reach, to keep them from ingesting more. If possible, take several pictures of the plant. Pictures should include close ups of the leaves and photos that show the whole plant. If there are flowers, fruits, pods, seeds or any other reproductive parts, snap some pictures of these too. These photos and plant sample can make all the difference in the correct diagnosis and treatment for your dog.

It’s vital that you NEVER give a potentially poisoned dog any home remedies. Some folk remedies for poisoning (like giving hydrogen peroxide, milk, salt or oil) will only interfere with your vet’s treatment.

Keep them comfortable, show lots of affection and get them to the nearest ER veterinary facility immediately.

Written By By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life

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Poisonous Plants for Goats: Avoiding Dastardly Disasters

by Katherine Drovdahl MH CR CA CEIT DipHIr QTP

Do you have poisonous plants for goats on your property? Check this list then consult your extension office find what else may be local.

Darn it. My normally well-behaved thirteen year old LaMancha, Timmie, had wandered past her normal snack of salal and Oregon grape leaves. Gazing at the edge of my yard as I headed to the house for a quick errand, I found fresh bite marks and missing sections of leaves on a rhododendron. I knew I couldn’t ignore this.

I grabbed my cayenne and DTox and went to work within just minutes of her forbidden salad consumption. Other than being a bit more tired/sleepy than normal for the following 24 hours, we had her back up to normal speed in less than a day without any other symptoms. And yes, the barnyard is being fenced in this spring. Meanwhile, Timmie is on barn arrest, even though the incident was 100% my fault for trusting a goat to stay out of them!

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Nowhere can we find an “all inclusive” list of toxic or poisonous plants for goats, and most of those lists will be generalized for all livestock or specific livestock. I will go over just a few to watch out for. Your local veterinarian, county extension office and your state or local jurisdiction veterinary college can give you a list of additional problem plants often found in your area.

Knowing what to feed goats involves education. Even good plants can develop into a dangerous toxic condition called enterotoxemia if goats overeat on any plant they are not used to. I avoid problems by taking ten days to change feeds or slowly introduce new ones, as well as examining all hay for unknown or known problem plants. I also make sure that my greedy goats are well fed in their paddock in the morning, before they are allowed out in their pasture, to reduce the likelihood of overeating on something. In addition I do not feed brush from friends or neighbors, as it is too easy to have offending plants mixed in.

Mushrooms are usually only ingested if they are mixed in grass clippings from weed-eating or mowing. Do your goats a favor and compost clippings, rather than feed them, to avoid mushroom and mold hepatocidal (liver death) properties.

Yew is a beautiful coniferous small, green-needled tree that is popular in landscaping and is an American native. Just one bite of needles can stop a heart in seconds to minutes, which is why you won’t find it at our farm. Be watchful at livestock exhibitions, as this plant can be in displays in and near barns.

Water hemlock (Conium maculatum) flowers look similar to Queen Anne’s Lace.

Poison hemlock (and also water hemlock) is extremely dangerous. Children have even perished from making straws from its stem. All parts of this plant are poisonous, whether fresh or dry. Poison hemlock prefers moist areas and can show up as a single plant to large groups and can be from several inches tall in a garden bed to four feet. Spring is when this parsley-looking, white-umbel-flowered plant with a smooth, vascular (open like a straw) stem that will be streaked, filled or spotted with purple. I occasionally find a plant or two coming up in my garden or my flower bed and have had it lining pastures. Always wear rubber gloves when pulling this plant and don’t breathe the volatile oils. Stop if you smell the musty, mousy scent when you pull it. Poison hemlock works by shutting down the nervous system, causing communication to the heart, lungs and brain to slow down to nothing. Do not confuse this plant with the medicinal, valuable herb and feed plant Queen Anne’s Lace or Wild Carrot. That plant has a solid, thinner, and thicker-density hairy stem, without any purple on the stems. It likes dry areas and comes up in summer. The telltale way to identify this plant is to look at the inflorescence (flowers). A central crimson-colored flower will be surrounded by the white flowers.

Rhododendrons and azaleas are popular evergreen, spring-blooming landscape shrubs that are also native to the Northwest. They can be from a foot tall to cabin-sized and are very poisonous plants for goats. The leaves and flowers (and honey made from the pollen) cause a decrease in blood pressure and irregular heart beat (arrhythmia), nausea and vomiting. I do not know the dosage, but it does not take a lot of “rhody” leaves to kill a goat. And if you are unable to get them turned around, they will suffer in the process. They tend to be attracted to the glossy leaves, so this is another plant to fence off from wayward goats. A friend of mine lost several goats last year when they ended up at a neighbor’s and mowed down several plants. With a lot of work, she also saved several.

There are many landscaping plants and flowers that are poisonous plants for goats. Some of those are boxwood, cotoneaster, all types of laurels, oleander, many types of lupines (bluebonnets), larkspur, delphinium, daffodils & narcissus.

Consuming a quantity of green leaves, acorns or blossoms on black, red or yellow oak trees can be disastrous. The are very high in tannins and can cause liver and kidney damage, leading to death. Oak leaves, piling up in stock waters, can leach enough tannins to cause the same problems. My well-fed goats used to eat fall leaves and acorns from white oaks without problems other than reducing their milk production, because white oak still has a tannin content, but not as high as the others. They did not have access to the green leaves of white oaks, which would also cause a problem. There were about 30 goats fighting for a few fallen leaves after their morning feeding and milking. I certainly wouldn’t have let them eat all they could of those, either.

Dried or wilted maple leaves of all types can cause Hemolytic Anemia, which is a condition causing the destruction of red blood cells in the bloodstream. Red maples are the worst offenders because of the amount of leaves they can dump in a single day, but many types of maples, in the right conditions, have caused problems. We removed a giant old red maple from our pasture when we moved here. It’s made lovely firewood and a section of the base is in our goat pen for a climbing toy.

Leaves in any stage of wilt from prunus species plants are cyanogenic. Goats usually get into this problem when a pit fruit plant has leaves fall or blow in, or a branch come down, into their pen or pasture. Consumption causes oxygen in the bloodstream to be unusable, which causes suffocation. Cherries, plums, prunes, peaches, nectarines, pluots, apricots, and chokecherry in wild or domestic forms are all offenders. I do give my goats fresh prunings of these plants. Fresh means I cut 3 or 4 branches at a time and toss them in the pen. And I only toss enough in for them to eat within 10 minutes and they need to clear out all of the leaves. I don’t have remaining leaves, feeding this way, but if I did I would handpick them and put them in the compost or burn pile. If I get distracted by a phone call or anything else and am standing a few minutes, those branches become kindling or find the burn pile.

Ponderosa pine needles can cause abortion in ruminants, if enough are consumed. Because goats are attracted to pine needles, and because they can be available in large quantities on the ground in the winter months when there isn’t much else to munch on, I would want to eliminate any ponderosa in my pasture if possible. If you want to plant pine, there are literally dozens of species to choose from that are not known to cause this problem.

Bracken or Brake ferns are tall & thick-stemmed ferns that contain a toxin that is accumulative in nature. It is an endorphin-causing plant, so animals get addicted to it. Goats tend to overdose on it faster than other animals, since they, by nature, are already attracted to brush. They should never have access to this plant. Get rid of it or fence them out of it. Bracken is guilty of causing severe anemia from hemorrhaging. It is also a carcinogen and can cause thiamine deficiency, which leads to polioencephalmalacia (goat polio) in goats, which is a fatal goat disease without intervention.

Leaves and fruit indicative of a nightshade plant.

Tomato leaves, stems & blooms (uppers), green potato skins, and upper plant parts from datura and nightshade plants all contain concentrations of alkaloids. These alkaloids can cause toxicity from eating a very little of some (such a datura) or, more frequently or in a large quantity, of others such as tomato leaves and greened potato skins. Early symptoms are confusion, overheating, vision issues which can head into convulsions, coma and then death.

Rhubarb leaves should never be fed to anything in any quantity, due to their kidney-destroying compounds like an extremely high level of oxalic acid.

Besides eliminating all the toxic plants you can from your goat’s environment, there are some other precautions to reduce the likelihood of problems when caring for goats. First, we make sure our goats are always well fed, every morning, while they are contained in their paddock. Also make sure they always have access to minerals such as kelp to avoid deficiencies that could get them seeking weird plants to fill an unmet need. We have eliminated toxic plants and trees near pastures as well as fenced animals away from problem plants. I’ve even removed productive prunus species fruit trees (ouch) that were next to goat pens.

Here’s to happy and healthy goats!

What other poisonous plants for goats are specific to your area and climate? Let us know and help other readers.

Katherine lives with her beloved husband, gardens and creatures near the Olympic mountains in Washington state. She gives wellness consultations and offers herb products for animals online through Fir Meadow LLC. She is a lifelong pet and livestock owner and carries a Master’s Degree in herbalism and alternative degrees/certifications in aromatherapy, iridology and energy medicine.

Katherine Drovdahl authors Kat’s Caprine Corner of Goat Journal, focusing on the holistic side of caring for goats. Do you have a goat health question? Email them to [email protected] and they may be used in our next print issue.

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Poisonous Plants for Goats: Avoiding Dastardly Disasters

by Katherine Drovdahl MH CR CA CEIT DipHIr QTP

Do you have poisonous plants for goats on your property? Check this list then consult your extension office find what else may be local.

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Water hemlock (Conium maculatum) flowers look similar to Queen Anne’s Lace.

Leaves and fruit indicative of a nightshade plant.

Rhubarb leaves should never be fed to anything in any quantity, due to their kidney-destroying compounds like an extremely high level of oxalic acid.

Here’s to happy and healthy goats!

What other poisonous plants for goats are specific to your area and climate? Let us know and help other readers.

Poisonous Plants for Goats: Avoiding Dastardly Disasters was originally posted by All About Chickens

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