Find out about phytohaemagglutinin, otherwise known as kidney bean or kinkoti bean poisoning, usually resulting from eating undercooked beans.
Check out a detailed definition of this poisonous herb used in medicines and as a common garden plant. Includes links to other botany resources.
Plant found in South America yields this paralyzing poison used in poison darts and as a muscle relaxant.
Food and Drug Administration guide reviews how to identify poison ivy, oak and sumac. Find out what to do if a rash appears.
Discusses how to prevent, identify and treat rashes caused by poison ivy. Discover who is most susceptible to the dangers of the plant.
Large collection of links to information about these poisonous plants.
Read an article that claims this common plant is not toxic.