Omnia SanaApocynum cannabinum (Dogbane)
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Abstract
University extension profile of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum): a high-severity poison whose toxic principles are resins and cardiac glycosides; all parts are highly toxic to humans and mammals, causing nausea, vomiting, weakness, diarrhoea and cardiac arrest, and the milky sap blisters skin and causes contact dermatitis. Anchors the cardiac-glycoside toxicity of dogbane.
How to cite
North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox 'Apocynum cannabinum (Dogbane)'. Available at: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/apocynum-cannabinum/
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