Master Phytotoxin & Plant Source Index

Abrin

Jequirity Bean / Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius)

Ricin

Castor Bean (Ricinus communis)

Physostigmine

Calabar Bean / Ordeal Bean (Physostigma venenosum)

Arecoline

Betel Nut (Areca catechu)

Myristicin

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

Cicutoxin

Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)

Coniine

Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)

Quinine

Cinchona bark, Bitter bark

Nicotine

Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

Aconitine

Monkshood / Devil's Helmet (Aconitum)

Atropine

Belladonna / Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna)

Solanine

Black Nightshade, Rotten Potato

Manihotoxin / Amygdalin

Cassava (Manihot esculenta)

Amygdalin / Laetrile

Prunus species (cherry, apple pits)

Podophyllotoxin

American Mandrake / May Apple (Podophyllum peltatum)

Digitalis Glycosides

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

Brucine / Strychnine

Nux Vomica (Strychnos nux-vomica)

Sanguinarine

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

Colchicine

Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale)

Convallarin

Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)

Veratrine

False Hellebore, Corn Lily

Urushiol

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)

Phenanthridine

Daffodil, Jonquil

Picrotoxin

Equimolar mixture of picrotoxinin + picrotin

Taxanes

Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidata)

Phalloidine

Death Angel Mushroom (Amanita phalloides)