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The average potato has 0.075 mg solanine/g potato, which is equal to about 0.18 mg/kg based on average daily potato consumption. [ 19 ] Calculations have shown that 2 to 5 mg/kg of body weight is the likely toxic dose of glycoalkaloids like solanine in humans, with 3 to 6 mg/kg constituting the fatal dose. [ 20 ]
Kodoku (蠱毒, 'curse poison'), also called kodō (蠱道, 'curse method'), kojutsu (蠱術, 'curse technique'), and fuko (巫蠱, 'sorcery curse') is a type of poisonous magic found in Japanese folklore. It is the Japanese derivative of the Chinese gu magic. It is said to have been widely used in ancient China.
It is usually a quick-acting poison and has been used in the past for killing wolves (hence one of the common names). Actaea pachypoda: doll's eyes, white baneberry Ranunculaceae: All parts are poisonous, especially the berries, the consumption of which has a sedative effect on cardiac muscle tissue and can cause cardiac arrest. [citation needed]
Dioscorea bulbifera (commonly known as the air potato, air yam, bitter yam, cheeky yam, potato yam, [2] aerial yam, [3] and parsnip yam [4]) is a species of true yam in the yam family, Dioscoreaceae. It is native to Africa, Asia and northern Australia. [ 1 ]
Solanum jamesii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae Genus: Solanum Species: S. jamesii Binomial name Solanum jamesii Torr. Tubers of Solanum jamesii (with red bean for scale) Solanum jamesii (common names: wild potato or Four Corners potato) is a species of nightshade. Its range ...
Potatotree finds many uses as an herbal medicine in Tropical Asia. The leaves are believed to be effective with ridding the body of impurities through the urine and are used for leukorrhea for that reason. The leaves are also used to induce abortion, while a poultice made from crushed leaves is used for hemorrhoids and scrofula.
Wild edible plants and fungi in the regions of Israel and Palestine have been used to sustain life in periods of scarcity and famine, [1] [2] or else simply used as a supplementary food source [3] for additional nourishment and pleasure.
Both the roots and top parts have been reported as poisonous to mammals including cattle. [8] [9] However, this plant is also considered edible and safe by some. [4] [10] Thayer states that it is "widely and erroneously reported as poisonous to livestock." He reports that the tubers are edible and says they are "fantastic in any way you'd use a ...