Guide to Deadly Herbs

by Julie Gomez

Overview

Protect yourself! A Guide to Deadly Herbs discusses, twenty-eight of the most beautiful, yet deadly, herbs found in the fields, meadow, forests, mountains, roadsides and backyards of North America. All the herbs discussed in this guide are extremely dangerous. Children, wild-food enthusiasts, pets and livestock are the most vulnerable, and deaths occur each year. As well as increasing your awareness of poisonous herbs, this book will provide you with an understanding of the dangers that grow both wild and cultivated. The guide provides details on peak seasons, were the herbs commonly grow, which parts of the herb are poisonous, and the manner of their toxicity. Information on history and medicinal uses of these deadly plants is also included. Most importantly, the book teaches how to recognize these herbs, allowing you to avoid handling them or using them for food. This guide belongs in the pocket or backpack of every wild-foot collector and anyone with children or pets.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780888393975
Publisher:	Hancock House Publishers
Publication date:	01/28/1997
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.12(d)

About the Author

Protect yourself! Learn which herbs to avoid in this guide to deadly herbs found in North America. This guide will discus 28 of the most deadly common herbs found in the backyards of North America. It is a must for any Hikers, backpackers, for anyone enjoying the great outdoors. A Guide to Deadly Herbs discusses 28 of the most beautiful, yet deadly, herbs found in the fields, meadows, forests, mountains, roadsides and backyards of North America. All the herbs discussed in this guide are extremely dangerous. Children, wild-food enthusiasts, pets and livestock are the most vulnerable, and deaths occur each year. As well as increasing your awareness of poisonous herbs, this book will provide you with an understanding of the dangers that grow both wild and cultivated. The guide provides details on peak seasons, where the herbs commonly grow, which parts of the herb are poisonous, and the manner of their toxicity. Information on history and medicinal uses of these deadly plants is also included. Most importantly, the book teaches how to recognize these herbs, allowing you to avoid handling them or using them for food. This guide belongs in the pocket or backpack of every wild-food collector and anyone with children or pets.

Table of Contents

Glossary	4
Introduction	6
WHITE FLOWERS:
Coyote Tobacco	8
Death Camas	10
Dutchman's Breeches	12
Indian Hemp	14
Jimsonweed	16
Lily of the Valley	18
Poison Hemlock	20
Pokeweed	22
Red Baneberry	24
Western Water Hemlock	26
YELLOW FLOWERS:
Creeping Buttercup	28
Groundsel	30
Meadow Buttercup	32
Tansy	34
Tomato	36
Trumpet Daffodil	38
Western Anemone	40
PINK TO RED FLOWERS:
Autumn Crocus	42
Foxglove	44
Spreading Dogbane	46
Western Bleeding Heart	48
PINK PURPLE to BLUE FLOWERS:
Blue Monkshood	50
Corn Cockle	52
Poison Larkspur	54
Woody Nightshade	56
GREEN FLOWERS:
Cocklebur	58
Garden Rhubarb	60
Green Hellebore	62

Editorial Reviews

Deadly herbs is a facinating field guide that identifies some of the most beautiful, yet deadliest herbs to occupy both garden and woodland. Believe it or not, each fatal beauty has been used in medicine in centuries past and present. Facinating text, beautifully illustrated.

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