PLANKTON AND PHYCOTOXINS
TOXIC MARINE ALGAE, PLANKTON AND PHYCOTOXINS:A NEW PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM When we think of marine algae or marine phytoplankton, we think of kelp fields, gelling food supplements, Asian cuisine, cosmetic…
MANCHINEEL AND BLINDING TREE
THE MANCHINEEL TREE, HIPPOMANE MANCENILLA, AND THE BLINDING TREE, EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA These two tropical trees with toxic and corrosive latex are found near certain tropical beaches; guardians of the Garden…
GREATER CELANDINE CHELIDONIUM MAJUS
GREATER CELANDINE CHELIDONIUM MAJUSAND THE THEORY OF SIGNATURES To guide themselves in the use of medicinal plants, humans often look for “magical” correspondences between plants (their shape, their color, the…
RUE RUTA GRAVEOLENS
RUE RUTA GRAVEOLENS, MEDICINAL PLANT, MAGIC PLANT, TOXIC PLANT There are several hundred species of RUTA, RUTACEAE, in temperate and subtropical regions.RUTA GRAVEOLENS, rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, and RUTA…
THE CANDLENUT TREE
THE CANDLENUT TREE or MOLUCCAN WALNUT TREE,or Indian walnut, Aleurites moluccanus (or moluccana), is an Euphorbiaceae native to South-East Asia, it has been introduced into the majority of tropical-equatorial countries…
CASTOR OIL PLANT
EUPHORBIACEAE are plants of varied appearance, from grasses to large trees, distributed all over the world but numerous in warm countries.They often contain latex, white or colorless, which is sometimes…
BUTTERBUR
The hybrid BUTTERBUR or bog rhubarb, PETASITES HYBRIDUS = PETASITES OFFICINALIS, ASTERACEAE is a plant native to Eurasia but present in North America.Butterbur grows in damp and shady places: banks…
MADAGASCAR PERIWINKLE
Several plant from the APOCYNACEAE, provides many top - level drugs: reserpine, ajmaline, strophantine, vinblastine etc …Apocynaceae plants contain a lot of alkaloids ; all have not been studied if…
OLEANDER and THEVETIA
The oleander, NERIUM OLEANDER, APOCYNACEAE, is a shrub native to the Mediterranean region, with evergreen foliage, with pink flowers but sometimes white or red. It is a shrub very resistant…
COMMON YEW
Trees of the genus Taxus(TAXACEAE) are native to the northern hemisphere.They are non-coniferous evergreens. Despite belonging to the coniferous group, they do not have true cones but fruits containing a…