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Pokeweed is poisonous to humans, dogs, and livestock. In spring and early summer, shoots and leaves (not the root) are edible with proper cooking (hence the common name "poke sallet"), [7] but later in the summer they become deadly, and the berries are also poisonous.
Phytolaccatoxin and phytolaccigenin are present (in the leaves, stems, roots, blossoms, berries etc.) in many species which are poisonous to mammals if not prepared properly. The berries are eaten by birds, which are not affected by the toxin. The small seeds with very hard outer shells remain intact in the digestive system and are eliminated ...
Berries, edible raw and used in jams [28] Elder: Sambucus nigra: Europe, North Africa, Central Asia and Anatolia: Flowers (June to July), edible raw, as a salad green, or pickled, or to make tea, or alcoholic beverages . Berries (August to October), edible when ripe (turning upside down) and cooked; raw berries are mildly poisonous [29 ...
Even during food processing, there are several procedures that strip foods of their poisons to make them human-friendly. Check out the slideshow above to learn what common edible contains cyanide ...
Phytolacca dodecandra, commonly known as endod, gopo berry, or African soapberry, is a trailing shrub or climber native to Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, and Madagascar. [1] It is dioecious , with male and female flowers on separate plants.
Colorful, conspicuous berries often evolve to attract highly mobile dispersal agents, and birds excel at distributing a plant’s spawn. One issue with pokeweed, to the genteel gardener, is that ...
Similar to the effect on animals, European mistletoe appears to be more toxic than American mistletoe so the reaction may depend on the type eaten and the part of the plant (the berries are less ...
Veratrum viride, known as Indian poke, corn-lily, Indian hellebore, false hellebore, green false hellebore, [2] or giant false-helleborine, [3] is a species of Veratrum native to eastern and western (but not central) North America. [4] [2] [5] It is extremely toxic, and is considered a pest plant by