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Author(s) :
Botha, C.J., M.-L. Penrith
Title :
Poisonous plants of veterinary and human importance in southern Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 119, pp. 549–558 (2008)
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.022
Reference HB 62 has information about 30 plants :
Abrus precatorius L.
Official name :
Abrus precatorius L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Abrus precatorius, plant poisonings that manifest with syndroms as diarrhoea for multispecies
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Albizia sp.
Official name :
Albizia sp.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092), Albizia spp., plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system for ruminants with syndroms of hypersensitivity and convulsions
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Cotula nigellifolia (DC.) K. Bremer & Humphries
Official name :
Cotula nigellifolia (DC.) K. Bremer & Humphries
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
Vb(092) Cotula nigellifolia, plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of cattle with syndroms of disorientation, head pressing
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Cucumis sp.
Official name :
Cucumis sp.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Cucumis spp., plant poisonings that manifest with syndroms as diarrhoea for multispecies
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Cynanchum sp.
Official name :
Cynanchum sp.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092), Cynanchum spp., plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system for ruminants and horses with syndroms of hypersensitivity, , incoordination, convulsions and paralysis
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Datura sp.
Official name :
Datura sp.
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) Datura spp., plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of humans with syndroms of tremors, hallucinations, convulsions,
mydriasis, gastro-intestinal signs
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Dipcadi glaucum (Burch. ex Ker Gawl.) Baker
Official name :
Dipcadi glaucum (Burch. ex Ker Gawl.) Baker
Family :
Hyacinthaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092), Dipcadi glaucum,plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of ruminants with syndroms of incoordination and diarrhoea
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Euphorbia mauritanica L.
Official name :
Euphorbia mauritanica L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092), Euphorbia mauritanica., plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of cattle, sheep with syndroms of tremors +bloat and diarrhoea
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq.
Official name :
Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq.
Family :
Moraceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
Vb(092) Ficus ingens, plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of cattle with syndroms of hyperaesthesia, ataxia, tremors, paddling
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Ficus salicifolia Vahl
Official name :
Ficus salicifolia Vahl
Family :
Moraceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
Vb(092) Ficus salicifolia, plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of cattle with syndroms of hyperaesthesia, ataxia, tremors, paddling
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Gnidia sp.
Official name :
Gnidia sp.
Family :
Thymelaeaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Gnidia spp., plant poisonings that manifest with syndroms as diarrhoea, emphysema for ruminants
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Helichrysum argyrosphaerum DC.
Official name :
Helichrysum argyrosphaerum DC.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Helichrysum argyrosphaerum , plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of ruminants with syndroms of amaurosis, paresis, paralysis
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Ipomoea carnea Jacq ssp. Fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D.F. Austin
Official name :
Ipomoea carnea Jacq ssp. Fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D.F. Austin
Family :
Convolvulaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Ipomoea carnea, plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of goats with syndroms of ataxia, head tremors, nystagmus
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Jatropha curcas L.
Official name :
Jatropha curcas L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Jatropha curcas, plant poisonings that manifest with syndroms as diarrhoea for multispecies
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Melia azedarach L.
Official name :
Melia azedarach L.
Family :
Meliaceae
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) Melia azedarach, plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of humans with syndroms of tremors, dyspnoea, vomition, diarrhoea
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Melia azedarach L.
Official name :
Melia azedarach L.
Family :
Meliaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Melia azedarach, plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of animals with syndroms of tremors, dyspnoea, vomition, diarrhoea
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern AfricaZA
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Nicotiana glauca Graham
Official name :
Nicotiana glauca Graham
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) Nicotiana glauca, plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of human with syndroms of incoordination, tremors, convulsions, dyspnoea
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Nicotiana glauca Graham
Official name :
Nicotiana glauca Graham
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Nicotiana glauca, plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of ruminants, pigs with syndroms of incoordination, tremors, convulsions, dyspnoea
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Nierembergia linariifolia Graham
Official name :
Nierembergia linariifolia Graham
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Nierembergia linariifolia, plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of cattle with syndroms of variety of nervous signs
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Ornithogalum sp.
Official name :
Ornithogalum sp.
Family :
Hyacinthaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Ornithogalum spp., plant poisonings that manifest with syndroms as diarrhoea, blindness for ruminants, horses
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Ornithoglossum vulgare B. Nord.
Official name :
Ornithoglossum vulgare B. Nord.
Family :
Colchicaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Ornithoglossum vulgare, plant poisonings that manifest with syndroms as diarrhoea for sheep and goats
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Phalaris sp.
Official name :
Phalaris sp.
Family :
Poaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Phalaris spp. , plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of ruminants with syndroms of staggers
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kühn
Official name :
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kühn
Family :
Dennstaedtiaceae
Synonyms :
Pteris aquilina L.
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Pteridium aquilinum, plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of horses, sheep with syndroms of tremors, incoordination
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Ricinus communis L.
Official name :
Ricinus communis L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Ricinus communis, plant poisonings that manifest with syndroms as diarrhoea for multispecies
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R. Br.
Official name :
Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R. Br.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092), Cynanchum spp., plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system for ruminants and horses with syndroms of hypersensitivity, , incoordination, convulsions and paralysis
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.
Official name :
Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Sesbania punicea, plant poisonings that manifest with syndroms as diarrhoea, for multispecies
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Solanum lichtensteinii Willd.
Official name :
Solanum lichtensteinii Willd.
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Solanum lichtensteinii, plant poisonings that manifest with syndroms as diarrhoea for multispecies
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Solanum nigrum L.
Official name :
Solanum nigrum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Solanum judaicum Bess
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Solanum nigrum, plant poisonings that manifest with syndroms as diarrhoea for multispecies
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Solanum taitense Vatke
Official name :
Solanum taitense Vatke
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Solanum tettense, plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of cattle with syndroms of loss of balance, epileptiform seizures
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Trachyandra sp.
Official name :
Trachyandra sp.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Trachyandra spp. , plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system of ruminants, horses, pigs with syndroms of progressive paresis and paralysis
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors