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February 2004; March 2006 Update
FDA Poisonous Plant Database
DISCLAIMER
The information in this database is intended only for scientific
exchange. It has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug
Administration for publication nor does it have any official status.
The information is continually increasing and being modified;
it is neither error-free nor comprehensive. Information herein
is in the public domain. Any copyrighted or privately owned material
inadvertently included will be removed as soon as possible.
For information or concerns about the toxicity of plants,
contact the local Poison Control Center in your area.
A directory of these is available from
The American Association of Poison Control Centers.
(
http://www.aapcc.org/ )
For a poisoning emergency, call 1-800-222-1222.
If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call 911.
This database contains references to the scientific
literature describing studies of the toxic properties and effects
of plants and plant parts. Records are displayed in List Format as
the following example indicates:
- AUTHOR(S): Yeong, M. L.; Wakefield, S. J.; Ford, H. C.
TITLE: "Hepatocyte membrane injury and bleb formation following low dose
Comfrey toxicity in rats."
Year: 1993 CITATION: Intnatl J Exp Pathol, 74 (2), 211-217 (English)
FDA #: F24387 || GRIN:
36020
COMMON NAME: Comfrey ||
STANDARD COMMON NAME: Comfrey
FAMILY: Boraginaceae || LATIN NAME: ---
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Symphytum officinale L.
Notes:
- This searchable database replaces the static pages of bibliographic
information and the vascular plant list previously available.
- Fields are Author(s), Title, Citation, FDA Document #, *GRIN Reference, Family, Latin Name, Common Name, Standard Name.
- *GRIN is the
Germplasm Resources Information Network from USDS/ARS.
Links to the GRIN Database for Genus species or Genus spp.
are provide where available.
- Abstracts or articles from journal citations may be available from
PubMed
at the National Library of Medicine (search is manual).
- The database contains approximately 97,000 records (March 2006 version).
- Common search terms such as 'poison' or 'plant' can generate a large number of "hits".
- If the number of records found by the search is more than 999, you will be asked to provide a more restrictve search term.
- --- indicates there is no entry in the database.
- An entry form for a new search is included at the bottom of each output page.
- Character search terms such as "comfrey" are highlighted in red; numeric search terms such as GRIN # are not highlighted.
- Contact:
, Office of Regulatory Science