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CFSAN/Office of Plant and Dairy Foods
July 2004
FDA Poisonous Plant Database
DISCLAIMER
The information in this database is intended only for scientific
exchange. It has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug
Administration for publication nor does it have any official status.
The information is continually increasing and being modified;
it is neither error-free nor comprehensive. Information herein
is in the public domain. Any copyrighted or privately owned material
inadvertently included will be removed as soon as possible.
For information or concerns about the toxicity of plants,
contact the local Poison Control Center in your area.
A directory of these is available from
The American Association of Poison Control Centers.
(
http://www.aapcc.org/ )
For a poisoning emergency, call 1-800-222-1222.
If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call 911.
This database contains references to the scientific
literature describing studies of the toxic properties and effects
of plants and plant parts. Records are displayed in List Format as
the following example indicates:
- AUTHOR(S): Yeong, M. L.; Wakefield, S. J.; Ford, H. C.
TITLE: "Hepatocyte membrane injury and bleb formation following low dose comfrey toxicity in rats."
CITATION: 1993 Intnatl J Exp Pathol, 74 (2), 211-217
FDA #: F24387 || GRIN: 36020
FAMILY: Boraginaceae || LATIN NAME: ---
COMMON NAME: comfrey || STANDARD NAME: Symphytum officinale L.
Notes:
- This searchable database replaces the static pages of bibliographic
information and the vascular plant list previously available.
- Fields are Author(s), Title, Citation, FDA Document #, *GRIN Reference, Family, Latin Name, Common Name, Standard Name.
- *GRIN is the
Germplasm Resources Information Network from USDS/ARS.
- The database contains approximately 80,500 records.
- Common search terms such as 'poison' or 'plant' can generate a large number of "hits".
- If the number of records found by the search is more than 999, you will be asked to provide a more restrictve search term.
- --- indicates there is no entry in the database.
- An entry form for a new search is included at the bottom of each output page.