Common but poisonous
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really or not...Originally posted by Wanda:Cruelty to animals will result in bad karma for you...be warned hor.
cause i keep doing that to my house lizard...
i see lizard...zippo on it around it and fire goes out...
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Oh dear, young man, please don't torture them. It's not something that I can explain in a few words, and you may not believe me (due to different beliefs), but for your own sake (and your own karma), please don't cause unnecessary pain and suffering to other living creatures. Thank you.Originally posted by alvin-ncs:really or not...
cause i keep doing that to my house lizard...
i see lizard...zippo on it around it and fire goes out...
den i can see 2 fire moving...
I got to go home now...bye.
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.....i will try to stop myself...Originally posted by Wanda:Oh dear, young man, please don't torture them. It's not something that I can explain in a few words, and you may not believe me (due to different beliefs), but for your own sake (and your own karma), please don't cause unnecessary pain and suffering to other living creatures. Thank you.
I got to go home now...bye.
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Even these can be poisonous - note the poisonous parts though.
APPLE
Poisonous Part: Seeds, in quantity.
Symptoms: Difficult breathing, trembling, spasms, coma of short duration.
Edible Parts: Apples, but discard the seeds.
Harvest time: Only collect fruit from areas you know have NOT been treated with pesticides.
Toxic Principle: Cyanogenic glycoside, amygdalin.
Severity: Toxic only if large quantities eaten
APRICOT
Poisonous Part: Wilted leaves, twigs (stems), seeds. Laetrile from the seeds is a dangerous, controversial treatment for cancer.
Symptoms: Gasping, weakness, excitement, pupil dilation, spasms, convulsions, coma, respiratory failure.
Edible Parts: Fruit edible raw, dried, or cooked.
Toxic Principle: Cyanogenic glycoside, amygdalin.
Severity: Highly toxic, may be fatal if eaten!
ASPARAGUS
Poisonous Part: Young raw shoots (stems), berries.
Symptoms: Contact dermatitis from young, raw shoots. Eating of berries may cause gastrointestinal problems.
Edible Parts: Young spears (shoots).
Toxic Principle: Unknown
Severity: Causes only low toxicity if eaten. Skin irritation minor, or lasting only for a few minutes.
BROAD BEAN
Other common names: Fava bean, horse bean, English bean, Windsor bean
Poisonous Part: Seeds, raw or cooked.
Symptoms: Severe enemia, headache, dizziness, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, fever, 2-3 days after eating. Toxic only in certain people of Mediterranian origin.
Toxic Principle: Cyanogenic glycosides.
Severity: Highly toxic, may be fatal if eaten!
BLACK CHERRY (also known as Wild Cherry)
Poisonous Part: Wilted leaves, twigs (stems), seeds.
Symptoms: Gasping, weakness, excitement, pupil dilation, spasms, convulsions, coma, respiratory failure.
Edible Parts: Pitted fruits are eaten raw or made into jelly when combined with apples, or jell alone with added pectin. Sauces, pies, and flavorings are also made from these cherries.
Toxic Principle: Cyanogenic glycoside, amygdalin.
Severity: Highly toxic, may be fatal if eaten!
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Poisonous House Plants
1. Common name: Aloe Vera, Burn plant
Botanical name: Aloe barbadensis
Poisonous parts: Latex (juices)
Toxins: Aloe-emodin
Notes
As with Aloe arborescens, ingestion of the latex can cause a cathartic (purging) reaction by irritating the large intestine. Aloe is a popular house plant due to its reputation as a healing plant for burns, cuts and other skin problems but contact dermatitis can occur in sensitive individuals. If you use Aloe, you should cut away the skin and inner layer of yellow juice leaving only the actual gel. The yellow juice, especially prominent in older plants, is the primary irritant in the cases of contact dermatitis. You should test a small area of skin, such as the inner forearm, for a reaction before more general use.
Aloe is also an air purification plant.
2. Common names:
P. cordatum - Heart leaf philodendron (pictured)
P. scandens - Heart leaf philodendron (Very similar in appearance to P. cordatum.)
P. selloum - Lace tree philodendron (pictured below)
Botanical name: Philodendron sp.
Poisonous parts: Leaves, juices
Toxins: Calcium oxalate
Notes
Philodendrons are an popular container plant that can cause poisoning in humans and pets because of the oxalates they contain. General symptoms of poisoning are: erythema (reddening and inflammation of the skin), itchiness.
Philodendrons were among the best house plants in N.A.S.A.'s tests for removing formaldehyde from the air, especially at higher concentrations. At lower concentrations it was found that Aloe Vera removed formaldehyde more efficiently.
3. Common name: Mums
Botanical name: Chrysanthemum sp.
Poisonous parts: Leaves, stalks
Toxins: Arteglasin A
Notes
Some people will develop contact dermatitis after extended exposure to garden chrysanthemums. This is an occupational hazard of florists, nursery workers, and gardeners.
NASA has determined this plant to be effective in the removal of benzene, a known carcinogen
4. Common name: Hydrangea
Botanical name: Hydrangea macrophylla
Poisonous parts: Leaves and buds
Toxins: Hydragin
Notes
Poisoning from eating the flower buds has occurred. Symptoms include vomiting, abdominal pains, diarrhea, labored breathing, lethargy and coma. Sensitive individuals may develop contact dermatitis from handling the plants.
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Toadfish
Batrachus
Family Batrachoididae
Image from A Guide to Seashore Life by Dr Leo W H Tan and Peter K L Ng
This fish is a sluggish bottom dweller of rocky shores and reef flats. It derives its name from the croaking sound it makes when it is disturbed or out of water. It feeds on small fishes, crabs and prawns. (Length up to 23cm).
Some species are venomous, with hollow spines connecting to venom glands and capable of delivering a painful wound. -
Black Sea Urchin
Diadema setosum
Family Centrechinidae
These reef urchins are a danger to divers, swimmers and waders. Their long delicate spines are extremely sharp and painful. When they pierce flesh, the delicate tips break off, embedding themselves and are very difficult to remove. They graze on algae and scavenge. (Diameter up to 10cm).
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Top 10 Reasons Not to Eat Salmon
1. Salmon Are Smart
Fish are smart. Oxford University scientist Dr. Theresa Burt de Perera recently discovered that fish learn even faster than dogs. Fish learn from each other, have long-term memories, and can recognize one another. They gather information by eavesdropping, and some species even use tools, which, until recently, was thought to be a uniquely human trait. Like the dogs and cats with whom we share our homes, they also like to play, investigate new things, and hang out with friends.
2. Arsenic and Old Waste
Mmmm, want a plate full of poison? Fish have extremely high levels of chemicals such as arsenic, mercury, PCBs, DDT, dioxins, and lead in their flesh and fat. You may even get industrial-strength fire retardant with that catch of the day. The chemical residue found in salmon flesh can be as much as 9 million times that of the water in which they live.
3. Harm at the Farm
Harm at the Farm Four-fifths of the United StatesÂ’ most popular fish flesh, salmon, consumed in the U.S. is farm-raised. These fish, who are raised by the millions in cages made of nets in coastal waters, are killing off wild fish populations as well, since it takes 5 pounds of commercially caught fish (species not eaten by humans) to produce 1 pound of farmed fish.
4. Sea Lice ArenÂ’t So Nice
No one wants to wear a “death crown,” but thanks to chronic sea lice, a parasite that eats down to the bones on a fish’s face, salmon commonly suffer this condition. Salmon also routinely go insane and sustain sores and other injuries from intense crowding, as they are made to live their entire lives with as many as 27 fish in a space the size of a bathtub.
5. SlamminÂ’ Salmon
No, we’re not talking about a baseball player—but fish farmers do often use bats to beat large salmon to death. All methods used to slaughter fish are grotesque and cruel. Fish have their gills slit while they are still alive, and smaller salmon are often packed in ice and left to slowly suffocate or freeze to death.
6. Open Waters Are Open Sewers
Everybody loves the Big Apple, but would you eat something fished out of the cityÂ’s sewer system? According to the Norwegian government, the salmon and trout farms in Norway alone produce roughly the same amount of sewage as New York City. The massive amount of raw sewage, dead fish corpses, and antibiotic-laden fish food sludge settling below farmed salmon cages can actually cause the ocean floor to rot, destroying vital habitat for the already strained marine ecosystem and turning coastal waters into open sewers.
7. Breeding Brain Damage
Usually when Moms pass things on to their children, it’s a good thing—but when pregnant or nursing moms eat fish, they pass the toxins they consume on to their babies. Studies have also shown that children born to mothers who eat fish are slower to talk, walk, and develop fine motor skills and have weaker memories and shorter attention spans. Scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health have found that fish consumption can cause irreversible impairment to brain function in children, both in the womb and as they grow.
8. DonÂ’t Forget About the PCBs
Feeling forgetful? There could be something fishy going on. Scientists have proved that people who eat only two servings of fish a month have difficulty recalling information that they learned just 30 minutes earlier. The culprit is high levels of mercury, lead, and PCBs in their blood. PCBs, synthetic chemicals polluting water and concentrated in fish flesh, act like hormones, wreaking havoc on the nervous system and contributing to a variety of illnesses beyond forgetfulness and vertigo, including cancer, infertility, and other sexual problems.
9. For Your Health
Would you like tartar sauce with those cancer-causing toxins? If youÂ’re feeling green around the gills, salmon could be making you seriously ill. The Environmental Working Group estimates that 800,000 people in the U.S. face an excess lifetime cancer risk from eating farmed salmon. Plus, salmon flesh contains high amounts of artery-clogging cholesterol and fat.
10. Faux Fish
Fake it for salmon’s sake! Tempt your taste buds without tempting fate by trying faux fish. Your local Asian food mart or health food store is packed with vegetarian mock seafood products—including salmon fillets. Also, try Worthington’s Tuno for a great-tasting fake that has all the flavor of the “real thing” without the contaminants or cholesterol.
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SOME POISONOUS MUSHROOMS
There are plenty of "mushrooms" that look good enough to eat, but watch out! In fact, many of them are sickening or deadly. Exercise extreme caution when picking wild mushrooms, and if you're not certain about what you're picking, don't do it.
"MAGIC" MUSHROOMS REALLY AREN'T MAGIC AT ALL. In fact, their alarming effects are the nasty, brutish- and sometimes not so short- result of disruptive, chemical interference with the body's nervous system.
Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)
Squirrels & other rodents often feed on Fly Agaric, but this does not mean the fungus is edible by humans. While ingestion of a single mushroom may cause no lasting effects, consumption of ten or more is considered FATAL.
POISON LOCATION:
ALL PARTS of all the above fungi. Poison concentration varies with species. As in Alice's experiences in Wonderland, the effect of even a small taste can be devastating.
SYMPTOMS:
Fly Agaric:
- deep sleep twenty minutes after ingestion, during which hallucinations or feelings of euphoria are sometimes experienced. More serious symptoms include severe digestive upset, dizziness, psychological distress, and convulsions. Consumption of ten or more of these fungi is considered FATAL; consumption of a single fungus may have no lasting effects whatever.
Conocybe, Psilocybe, Stropharia and Liberty Cap:
- symptoms of intoxication, evident about one hour after ingestion, including confusion, tremors, euphoria, delirium, anxiety, paranoia, and altered perceptions of speed, light, and colour. Ingestion is not fatal; victims frequently require restraint and sedation until the effects wear off, to prevent them from injuring themselves or others.
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DO YOU WANT TO BE AN ADDICT?
From: Health Promotion Board
Don't be fooled. It's never a case of 'just one cigarette'. One cigarette leads to another, and you'll be a helpless addict before you know it.
Here's just a fraction of the long, and we mean LONG, list of bad things that can happen to you and your body when you smoke.
Bad breath
Rotten teeth
Coughs
Colds
Lung infections
Stomach ulcers
Osteoporosis - weak bones & joints
Impotence
Infertility
Heart attacks
Stroke
High blood pressure
Blood vessel disease
Bronchitis
Chronic lung disease
Lung cancer
Mouth cancer
Throat cancer
Cancer of the oesophagus
Stomach cancer
Kidney cancer
Cancer of the bladder
Cancer of the cervix
And if you smoke around your friends, this means they can get sick with any of the above, too. What kind of friend would that make you?
A CIGARETTE'S INGREDIENTS
Every cigarette contains over 4,000 chemicals.
400 are poisonous. 40 can cause cancer. All are bad for you.
The following ingredients aren't just 'bad for your health' or 'harmful' - they're deadly.
Tar and other cancer-causing substances collect as debris in your airways. And these airways can't be cleaned because of the paralysis caused by nicotine. Panting i.e., shortness of breath resulting from chronic lung disease. A smoker uses 80% of his energy to breathe; a healthy person only 5%.
OTHER INGREDIENTS... AND WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY USED FOR
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is this the fu kui hua???Originally posted by Wanda:
Common Name: Desert Rose
Scientific Name: Adenium obesum
Poisonous parts: Seeds, leaves and bark
Effects: Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, lowered pulse, irregular heartbeat and dilated pupils
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Originally posted by Wanda:
Common Name: Lantana, Bunga Tahi Ayam
Scientific Name: Lantana camara
Description: This shrub is an attractive plant as it has brightly coloured flowers that are borne in clusters and are bi-coloured. Flowers include white, blue, purple, orange, yellow and lilac. The leaves grow singly and with a distinct odour when bruised
Poisonous parts: Green berries (Lantana seeds when green)
Effects: Fatal. Affects lungs, kidney, heart and nervous system that's the one i have..... 
it smell nice ley....such a waste....been cutting away the 'fruits' so that it will bloom again... -
have you been to cornell? anyways good work on these plants.
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this the one that withered!!!Originally posted by Wanda:
Common Name: Yellow Creeping Daisy
Scientific Name: Wedelia trilobata
Feature: Commonly seen in gardens and roadsides due to its free-flowering characteristic; its flowers are yellow and grows singly. The leaves have sharp-toothed margin. The fruits are very small.
Poisonous parts: All plant parts
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anymore poisonous plant/flowers??
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Yes I have...but there's a strongly-worded copyright clause, so I try not to use them if I can help it.Originally posted by imDANIEL:have you been to cornell? anyways good work on these plants.
Thanks for the heads up though.
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Have...got a lot....but many aren't very common in Sg.Originally posted by a_splash:anymore poisonous plant/flowers??
Sorry I'm not sure about the Chinese name of those flowers you mentioned. Gotta ask the nursery ppl. -
i will learn alot on plants and aminals man...
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looks like the one on the right :Originally posted by Wanda:Have...got a lot....but many aren't very common in Sg.
Sorry I'm not sure about the Chinese name of those flowers you mentioned. Gotta ask the nursery ppl. 
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It could be, as dessert rose is quite common as a house plant.Originally posted by a_splash:looks like the one on the right : -
i saw this plant outside my friend house...
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Your friend lives in splashy's house?Originally posted by alvin-ncs:i saw this plant outside my friend house...