Talk:List of poisonous plants

Yew
See my note on the talk page of "Taxus Baccata." (If "the seeds are especially poisonous and are quickly fatal when ingested," then I am a ghost!) Kostaki mou (talk) 02:55, 1 April 2008 (UTC)


 * No, you're a lucky guy. Yew seeds contain taxanes and they are potentially lethally poisonous. However, the amount of poison released/absorbed depends on whether or not the seeds are chewed or swallowed. If you don't chew, allot less toxin is released so you survive. See:




 * The dangers of disseminating misinformation cannot be overstated. --Diamonddavej (talk) 20:47, 1 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Apple seeds contain cyanide, too, but you need to eat an awful lot of them to be poisoned. There is indeed a lot of misinformation going around about toxicity.  It is often said (falsely), that poinsettias are poisonous, for example.  Can you document a case of illness or fatality resuling from eating yew seeds?  (Of course, there remain other possibilities:  The toxicity of the same species can vary and susceptibility can also vary.  There are people for whom peanuts are deadly, for example.)  Perhaps it's best to err on the side of caution.````  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kostaki mou (talk • contribs) 21:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * P.S. I did indeed chew it.  I only ate one, though (at a time, at any rate.)Kostaki mou (talk) 22:18, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * P.P.S. Why are you so sure that I was lucky?  Could it have been that, just maybe, my information was reliable?  Kostaki mou (talk) 23:51, 4 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Personal anecdotes are not admissible on Wikipedia, formation must be verifiable and preferably from a peer review source, read Verifiability. See: "Businessman committed suicide by eating graveyard yew seeds after losing his wife and company" --Diamonddavej (talk) 00:31, 25 September 2009 (UTC)


 * I did not merely provide a personal anecdote (which I did not use in the article itself). I did indeed provide a source for my statements.  There is certainly cause for further investigation in the matter.  Kostaki mou (talk) 02:01, 25 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Speaking of anecdotal evidence, I checked your footnotes 8 and 9. Footnote 8 refers to a suicide by ingestion of yew leaves.  The article in question says that the woman ate yew twigs, not leaves.  Footnote 9 refers to a suicide by ingestion of yew seeds.  The article makes it clear that something like 400 seeds were ingested.  Kostaki mou (talk) 02:27, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Juniper
I've read that juniper leaves are irritating or poisonous. Mother said the berries were poisonous. Unfree (talk) 01:59, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

"Naked boys – see Arum maculatum."
I'm no expert, but I can't find anything about a plant called "Naked Boys". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.255.95.203 (talk) 22:57, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I think you may be right. This site has a comprehensive list of the English common names for Arum maculatum, and it only lists "Naked Ladies". It might be that "Naked Boys" is a name used somewhere, but the article should only list the most commonly encountered ones; I'll change the article to remove the "Naked Boys" listing. PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 04:51, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Garden plants
It seems everything in my garden has poisenous properties. Is there antidote for any of these plants?Justjeanie (talk) 00:01, 1 July 2013 (UTC)justjeanie.

Also,thank for the information.Justjeanie (talk) 00:01, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

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POISONOUS PLANT TOPIC RELEVANCE AND CONFIRMITY
MANY SITES ARE THERE IN GOOGLE RELATING POISONOUS PLANTS,. EVEN IN WHATSAPP AND FACEBOOK EVERYONE IS SHARING THIS AND MAKING CHAOS IN PEOPLE. PLEASE CONFIRM HOW DANGEROUS THESE PLANTS TO HUMAN AS IN EVERY HOMES THESE PLANTS ARE WILDLY USED. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:16A2:8C94:D894:4C3A:5751:DC2E:B783 (talk) 07:08, 24 July 2018 (UTC)

Orphaned references in List of poisonous plants
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Is sweetness a guarantee of non-poisonousess?
Mention if poisonous parts of plants are never sweet to the taste.Jidanni (talk) 01:41, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Creation of category?
Should we think about the creation of category for these plants? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.25.190.176 (talk) 13:03, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Biggest planet
The biggest planet is SDSS j010448.46+153501 the raidus 629190km Hd100546b radius 62944km 95.64.81.188 (talk) 08:31, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Biggest star sepehr
The biggest star 1 stefensen 2-18 diameter 4300 sun's 2 uy scuti diameter 3800 sun's 3 vy cans magoes 3700 sun's 3 ky cigyni 2450-4567suns 95.64.81.188 (talk) 08:35, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Ficus "Ginseng" Microcarpa
Hello, and thank you for putting up such a wiki site! I have 2 cats, one of which is obsessed with eating plants! Unfortunately, my roommate decided to try his hand at Bonsai Tree trimming and was told this is a wonderful "beginner-friendly" starter plant. What he wasn't told was that they are not even a ginseng-related plant: not Panax, not Eleutherococcus, and not edible by any species as relates to this site. So! It is in the Moraceae Family, and there are 2 types of this plant that fall under the "Ficus 'Ginseng' " name. The one that usually is being referred to when using the Ficus Ginseng moniker is the Ficus microcarpa. The other, Ficus retusa is also used as an indoor 'Bonsai' plant. Both are related to the Indian Rubber Plant or Weeping Fig, which is essentially known as Ficus sp.The toxic components found primarily in the leaves are: ficin, a proteolytic enzyme, and ficusin, also called psoralen. The plant is considered toxic to dogs, cats, and horses, according to the Google Play Store app Is Plant Toxic? by Sequential Apps (seqapps@ gmail) I could not put the dot com without it going on a search to find the user. And as I have never corresponded with them in any way, I didn't want Wikipedia thinking I was trying to add my info. And with that, I will leave it now. Thanks.

MichaelTheGamer (talk) 20:02, 10 June 2023 (UTC)