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The stalks of rhubarb that you find at the grocery store are entirely safe to eat—but the leaves are toxic. “The leaves are very high in oxalates, so you should not consume the inedible and ...
Rhubarb leaves contain poisonous substances, including oxalic acid, a nephrotoxin. [44] The long term consumption of oxalic acid leads to kidney stone formation in humans. Humans have been poisoned after ingesting the leaves, a particular problem during World War I when the leaves were mistakenly recommended as a food source in Britain.
The Plant List (which was last updated in 2013) classified H. maximum, H. lanatum, and H. sphondylium subsp. montanum as distinct species. [13] [14] [15] According to both the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) or the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS), H. lanatum and H. maximum are synonyms for H. sphondylium subsp. montanum, [16] [17] a name proposed by Brummitt in 1971.
The drug rheum is prepared from the rhizomes and roots of another species, R. officinale or medicinal rhubarb. This species is also native to Asia, as is the turkey rhubarb, R. palmatum. Another species, the Sikkim rhubarb, R. nobile, is limited to the Himalayas. The centre of diversity for this genus is found in Central Asia. [18]
Houseplants. Indoor plants can still release pollen, sap, or spores, and can also collect mold and dust. Symptoms of a plant allergy may include runny nose; itchy eyes, throat, and/or ears; skin ...
A lot of kids think the skin is poisonous, and consequentely, that rhubarb should always be peeled before eating.69.181.249.69 05:22, 13 February 2010 (UTC) ( I moved a recent comment, not related to the above, signed by 173.147.103.133 ( talk ) 01:58, 26 April 2010 (UTC), to bottom and titled it "Comment" : new subjects are always added at ...
Rheum rhaponticum, the false rhubarb, rhapontic rhubarb or rhapontic, is a plant species in the genus Rheum found in the wild. [2] It is the only Rheum species found only in Europe, and is now restricted to the Rila mountain range in south-western Bulgaria. [1] [3] [4] It was introduced to other countries in Europe. [3]
Once again, strawberries have topped the "Dirty Dozen" list-- they are hailed as the fruit "most likely to be contaminated with pesticide residues even after they are picked, rinsed in the field ...