TOXICOLOGY PHAR
5322
Course Coordinator : Dr. Julie
Szilagyi
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Click on the appropriate toxic plant or animal to
see examples for indentification.
PLANTS MUSHROOMS
ANIMALS
EXAMPLES OF TOXIC
PLANTS
Jimson Weed
All parts of the plant are toxic. Produces
classic atropine poisoning. Sometimes used to make "Datura
tea"
Dieffenbachia
Also known as "dumbcane", this plant
contains calcium oxalate crystals and a trypsin-like inflammatory
protein.
Stinging Nettle
The plants have trichomes which can easily
penetrate the skin.
Mistletoe
Mistletoe was used to kill Balder, the
Norse god of summer.
MUSHROOMS
Aminita phalloides
A source of phalloidina and amatoxin.
Amatoxin has a strong affinity for hepatocytes.
Aminita muscaria
Really pretty, but don't eat it. It
contains ibotenic acid and muscimol.
Clitocybe
These mushrooms contain muscarine.
Ingestion results in characteristic acetylcholine-like
stimulation.
Psilocybes
Known for their hallucinogenic
actions.
ANIMAL TOXINS
Black Widow Spider
Non-agressive but will bite
defensively.
Brown Recluse Spider
The venom of this spider is cytotoxic and
hemolytic. It's bite can result in necrotic arachnidism.
Rattlesnake
Crotalidae notably produce local tissue
necrosis and coagulopathies.
Coral Snake
The Elapidae have predominantly neurotoxic
effects.
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