Plants

Plants

Any of various photosynthetic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms of the kingdom Plantae characteristically producing embryos, containing chloroplasts, having cellulose cell walls, and lacking the power of locomotion.

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Kidney bean

Plants; Plants

Kidney bean or common bean. The toxic compound phytohaemagglutinin, a lectin, is present in many varieties of common bean but is especially concentrated in red kidney beans. The ...

Nutmeg

Plants; Plants

Contains myristicin. Myristicin is a naturally occurring insecticide and acaricide with possible neurotoxic effects on neuroblastoma cells. It has psychoactive properties at doses ...

Lima bean

Plants; Plants

Lima bean or butter bean. Raw beans contain dangerous amounts of linamarin, a cyanogenic glucoside.

Lupin

Plants; Plants

Some varieties have edible seeds. Sweet Lupins have less, and Bitter Lupins have more of the toxic alkaloids lupinine and sparteine.

Onions and garlic

Plants; Plants

Onions and garlic (genus Allium) contain thiosulphate, which in high doses is toxic to dogs, cats and some other livestock.

Rhubarb

Plants; Plants

The leaf stalks (petioles) are edible, but the leaves themselves contain notable quantities of oxalic acid, which is a nephrotoxic and corrosive acid that is present in many ...

Tomato

Plants; Plants

Like many other nightshades, tomato leaves and stems contain atropine and other tropane alkaloids that are toxic if ingested, causing digestive upset and nervous excitement. Use ...