tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post746104559135951183..comments2024-03-27T13:26:32.587-07:00Comments on Mystery Fanfare: Poisonous Plant GardensJanet Rudolphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-45712983653825932442009-08-26T20:04:40.595-07:002009-08-26T20:04:40.595-07:00Glad you like the blog. I like a variety of subjec...Glad you like the blog. I like a variety of subjects on mystery. <br /><br />Yes, monkshood, a wicked poison!Janet Rudolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-39723484690717302322009-08-26T19:04:03.671-07:002009-08-26T19:04:03.671-07:00Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's ...Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities - This is such a delightful little book. I read it from cover to cover in one night. Favorite killer Monkshood... <br /><br />love your blog...MurderMysteryMayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06229966979537760764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-9143641895670165712009-08-17T11:20:07.006-07:002009-08-17T11:20:07.006-07:00I would still keep it on the list. There's alw...I would still keep it on the list. There's always a chance someone would chomp down on a berry--and especially, since the rest of the plant is toxic. Thanks for the clarification, though.Janet Rudolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-20359723228003756562009-08-17T11:00:15.825-07:002009-08-17T11:00:15.825-07:00'Yew: Taxus bacata. The berries are lethal....'Yew: Taxus bacata. The berries are lethal.'<br /><br />That's not so. The flesh of the berries is perfectly safe. I met someone who ate hundreds every season. Inside the seed is toxic but if you don't chew into the seed or if you spit it out whole you'll be fine. The seed casing is hard and doesn't get digested for a normal person.<br /><br />There are reports of people being poisoned by eating as few as three berries but they chwed into the seeds and released the toxins.<br /><br />And the rest of the plant is highly toxic. You're not likely to munch on the foliage but cattle may and even dead foliage is still toxic.thepoisongardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853206717837272530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-61853246443303683892009-08-17T09:09:52.033-07:002009-08-17T09:09:52.033-07:00Cool! Hope you'll keep us updated on your pois...Cool! Hope you'll keep us updated on your poisonous findings!Janet Rudolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-57613436873953071292009-08-17T08:40:10.519-07:002009-08-17T08:40:10.519-07:00I've used oleander in my third mystery (The Se...I've used oleander in my third mystery (The Serpent's Daughter) set in 1920 Morocco. In historicals there is the advantage of antique or non-existent forensics. No Mass Spec analysis. I've also been researching some of the drugs used in parts of Africa for subsequent books. Always interesting.<br />Suzanne Arruda<br />www.suzannearruda.comSuzanne Arrudahttp://www.suzannearruda.comnoreply@blogger.com