Poisonous Plants

Question 1

what garlic is good for

Answer 1

antibiotic properties, lower cholesterol, lower BP

Question 2

what chamomile is good for

Answer 2

antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, improve sleep, settle stomach, sooth sore throat, relive bronchial congestion
anxiolytic, soothes dermatits

Question 3

what st johns wort may be good for

Answer 3

mild depression

Question 4

herbal remedies that increase bleeding tendecies/ thin blood similiar to NSAIDs/ acetominophen

Answer 4

ginko, garlic, ginger, ginseng (4 Gs)

also tumeric, feverfew, etc

Question 5

why cranberry is good for cystitis

Answer 5

makes bladder lining slippery, bacteria cannot adhere

Question 6

what are glycosides

Answer 6

plants substances made from simle sugars of glucose or galactose, affect the heart

Question 7

examples of plants that contain alkaloids

Answer 7

tobacco plants (nicotine), and poppy plants (opium)

Question 8

examples of plants that contain glycosides

Answer 8

foxglove (digitalis), oleander also contains glycosides

Question 9

examples of plants that contain thiaminase

Answer 9

bracken fern, horse tail

Question 10

why rhubarb (leaves) is considered poisonous

Answer 10

leaves contain oxylates, oxylate crystals damage kidneys

Question 11

why poinsettias are considered poisonous

Answer 11

sap is irritating, burns mouth and GI tract

Question 12

why philodendrons are considered poisonous

Answer 12

toxic sap and oxylates, burning in mouth

Question 13

mistletoe effects the __

Answer 13

GI tract

Question 14

hyacinths, daffodils, amaryllis and iris all contain what poisonous compound

Answer 14

alkaloids (cause GI upset)

Question 15

poisonous substance in Oleander

Answer 15

cardiac glycosides

Question 16

why lily of the valley is poisonous

Answer 16

cardiac glycosides, can cause v/d

Question 17

poisonous substance in foxtails

Answer 17

cardiac glycosides (digitalis)

Question 18

why bleeding hearts are poisonous

Answer 18

contain alkaloids; cause colic, tremors, collapse, death

Question 19

why poppies are posionous

Answer 19

contain alkaloids; cause colic and CNS signs

Question 20

plant that causes crooked calf syndrome when ingested by mom at 40-70 days of gestation
what is it

Answer 20

Lupine; joints fuse in developing fetus, causes dystocia and baby must be euthanized

Question 21

why japanese yew is poisonous…

some other yews make taxol which helps treat____-

Answer 21

contain taxin (an alkaloid) v potent
taxol helps treat breast cancer (its an anti-estrogen)

Question 22

why azaleas are considered poisonous

Answer 22

make a resinoid that causes colic, salivation, collapse or death. used to commit suicide by indians

Question 23

plant atropine comes from

Answer 23

solanum species, belladonna/ deadly nightshade

Question 24

what part of the potatoe plant can be poisonous, why?

Answer 24

green part of potatoe (sunburned bc not covered w soil) contain alkaloids and glycosides (GI, CNS, heart)

Question 25

what onions cause in cats and cattle

Answer 25

cats: heinz body hemolytic anemia
cattle: onion flavor to milk

Question 26

why plants of the brassica family (kale, brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbage) can be poisonous

Answer 26

GI signs, liver damage, goiterogenic (binds to iodine, making it unavailable to make thyroxine) forms goiters

Question 27

oats and buckwheat ingestion causes

Answer 27

photosensitization

Question 28

why alfalfa may be considered poisonous

Answer 28

contain saponin toxin that causes foamy frothy bloat (treat w surfactant)

Question 29

why sweet clover, found in hay fields, is considered poisonous when made into hay

Answer 29

thick stems take long to dry, becomes moldy, dicoumarol forms, similiar to warfarin (causes bleeding problems, suppliment vitamin K)

Question 30

pigsweed/lambsquarters causes…

what we treat it with…

Answer 30

nitrate poisoning (see chocolate colored blood/MM), treat w methylene blue

Question 31

why fresh buttercup plants are considered poisonous

Answer 31

irritating sap, causes GI signs

Question 32

horsetail contain a lot of _______ that is irritating to the mouth and contains _____ that leads to staggering or opisthotonus

Answer 32

silica (sand) and thiaminase

Question 33

how we ID poison ivy plants

Answer 33

leaves of 3

Question 34

water hemlock contains _____ which leads to convulsions and death in less than 1 hr (socrates took this to kill himself)

Answer 34

cicutoxin

Question 35

bracken fern ingestion signs in monogastrics v cattle

Answer 35

contains thiaminase
mono (like horse): polioencephalomalacia signs
cows: v high fever (106F), bone marrow depression, anemia, bleeding

Question 36

substance found in st johnswort that causes photosensitization

Answer 36

hypericum

Question 37

cherry trees contain what toxic subs

Answer 37

cyanide (stops cellular respiration, binds to Fe so it cant bind to O2) MM turn bright red bc free O2

Question 38

part of red maple tree that is poisonous to horse, why?

Answer 38

wilted leaves, causes breakdown of hgb to methemoglobin, damages kidneys

Question 39

how veratrum calliforncium (corn lillies) cause cyclopia in lambs

Answer 39

mother ingests plant on day 13 of gestation

Question 40

this seed/nut can be ground up and put in water to stun fish

Answer 40

common horse-chestnut

Question 41

weeds that are safe to train cows to eat

Answer 41

thistle, ragweed, goldenrod, etc

Question 42

plants that cause crooked calf disease

Answer 42

several species of lupin, locoweeds, tree tobacco, poion hemlock