Follow these steps if someone is exposed to a poisonous plant
MOUTH
Remove any remaining portion of the plant, berry or mushroom.
Gently wipe mouth with a wet cloth.
Check for any irritation, swelling, or discoloration.
Give one glass of water to drink, provided victim is conscious and able to swallow.
Call your local poison control center for further treatment instructions.
SKIN
A few plants may cause local irritation, itching and / or a rash to the skin. To prevent further irritation, remove contaminated clothing and wash skin well with soap and water. Call your local poison control center for further treatment instructions.
EYES
Wash hands with soap and water to avoid further irritation to the eye.
Rinse eye well with lukewarm tap water for 10-15 minutes. Gently pour water from a clean container held 2-4 inches away the eye. Call your local poison control center for further treatment instructions.
AFTER FOLLOWING THE ABOVE STEPS, ALWAYS CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER. DO NOT WAIT FOR SYMPTOMS TO APPEAR.
Know the names of all your plants, both indoors and outdoors. Label each of your plants with the correct botanical name.
Mushrooms and berries are particularly attractive to young children. Teach your children never to put mushrooms, berries, or any part of a plant including leaves, flowers, stems, bulbs, or seeds in their mouths.
Mushrooms are especially abundant after a rainfall. Remove mushrooms from your yard and dispose of properly after each rainfall.
Do not assume a plant is not poisonous because birds or wildlife eat it.
Do not rely on cooking to destroy toxic chemicals in plants.
Never use anything prepared from nature as a medicine or tea.
If you suspect a poisoning, call your local poison control center immediately. Poison information specialists are available seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Do not wait for symptoms to appear; symptoms may often be delayed.
A word about pets....
Young children are not the only ones who like plants! Pets, especially cats and dogs, also frequently ingest plants. In fact, of all the pet related called received by the Minnesota Poison Control System, about 20 percent involve a plant.
If a plant is known to be poisonous to humans, it's a safe bet it can also be harmful to your pet. On the other hand, because a plant is listed as nontoxic, does not mean it will not have any ill effects on animals. Nontoxic plants can often cause vomiting and other related symptoms in dogs and especially cats. Do not hesitate to call your local poison control center if you suspect your pet may have ingested a toxic plant.
List of Plants
NONTOXIC (SAFE, NOT POISONOUS) The following plants are considered to be non-toxic. However, any plant may cause unexpected reactions in certain individuals, including choking. Always check with your local poison control center if a plant has been ingested.
CAUTION (MILDLY TOXIC) The following plants may be mildly toxic or may easily be confused with toxic plants. However, since they are only mildly poisonous, they can be kept around children with some precautions. We recommend calling your local poison control center if a child or animal consumes a portion of any of the following plants.
TOXIC (DANGEROUS, POISONOUS) The Following plants are considered toxic. If any portion of the following plants is ingested, call your local poison control center or take your child to an emergency room IMMEDIATELY.
Abelia African Daisy African Violet Aglaonema Airplane Plant Alpine Currant Aluminum Plant Alyssum Anthericum Anthurium Aralia Areca Palm Ash Tree Aspidstra Aster Astilbe Baby's Breath Baby's Tears Baby's Toes Bachelor's Buttons Balsam Basket Vine Bleeding Heart Vine Blood Leaf Plant Boston Fern Bromelia Bromeliad Calathea argyraea Calico Hearts Calla Lily Camellia Carrion Flower Cattail Cattleya China Doll Chinese Evergreen Christmas Cactus Coleus Columbine Coral Bells Cordyline Corn Corn Plant Creeping Charlie Crocus (spring) Croton Dahlia Dandelion Dracaena Dragon Tree Easter Cactus Easter Lily Easter Lily Cactus Elm Tree Eugenia False Solomon's Seal Fatsia Feltbush Ferns Ficus benjamina Fig Tree Fittonia Forsythia Friendship Plant Fuchsia Gardenia Garlic Gloxinia Golddust Plant Goldfish Plant Grape Ivy Hawaiian Ti Plant Hibiscus Honey Locust Hosta Hoya Impatiens Jacob's Ladder Jade Plant Japanese Aralia Kalanchoe Lilac Linden Tree Lipstick Plant Maidenhair Fern Magnolia Maple Trees Marigolds Maternity Plant Mock Orange Mountain Ash Natal Plum Neanthebella Nerve Plant Norfolk Island Pine Onion Palms Panda Plant Passion Vine Peacock Plant Pellionia Pepperomia Petunia Phlox Piggyback Plant Pilea Pine Trees Pluch Plant Polka Dot Plant Potentila Powder Puff Prayer Platn Pregnant Plant Propeller Plant Purple Passion Queen's Tears Rabbit's Foot Rainbow Plant Rosary Vine Rubber Plant Salvia Sansevieria Schefflera Seersucker Platn Sensitive Plant Silk Tree Silver Dollar Plant Silver Evergreen Silver Poplar Sinningia Snake Plant Spirea Spruce Staghorn Fern Starfish Flower Streptocarpus String of Buttons Striped Inch Plant Sumac Sweat Plant Swedish Ivy Sword Fern Teddy Bear Plant Umbrell;a Tree Velvet Plant Venus Fly Trap Viburnum Vriesea Wandering Jew Wax Plant Willow Yucca Zebra Plant Zinnia
Aloe Vera Araucaria American Ivy Angel's WIngs Apple Apricot Arrowhead Asparagus Fern Avocado Begonia Birch Trees Black Walnut Bleeding Heart Boston Ivy Bougainvillea Burro Tail Cactus Caladium Calla Lily Carnation Carron (greens) Century Plant Chenille Plant Cherries Chrysanthemum Clivia Cotoneaster Crab Apple Daisy Devil's Ivy Dieffenbachia Dogwood Donkey Tail Dutchman's Pipe Elephants's Ear Engleman Ivy English Ivy Eucalyptus Five-Leafed Ivy Geranium Gladiola Hens & Chicks Honeysuckle Iris Ivy Jonquil Juniper Lamb's Tail Mexican Snowball Mother-in-law Plant Narcissus Nephthytis Oak Trees Oxalis Painted Lady Pansy Peace Lily Peach Philodendron Poinsettia Potato leaves Pothos Rhubarb leaves Rose Sand Begonia Scindapsus Sedum Shamrock Plant Spathe Flower Spathiphyllum Sprengeri Fern Sweet Pea Tomato leaves Tulip Violets Virginia Creeper Woodbine
Alder Buckthorn Amaryllis Anemone Angel's Trumpet Arborvitae Azalea Baneberry Barberry Bird of Paradise Bittersweet Black Locust Buckeye Buckthorn Buttercups Calico Bush Castor Bean Chinese Lantern Christmas Rose Clematis Crocus (autumn) Croton Crown of Thorns Crown Vetch Cyclamen Daphne Delphinium Elderberry Euonymus Fluffy Ruffles Four O'Clock Fox Glove Ginko Hawaiian Baby Wood Rose hedge Apples Hemlock Hogwort Holly Hyacinth Hydrangea Jack in the pulpit Japanese Yew Jequirity Bean Jerusalem Chery Jimson Weed Lanatana Larkspur Lily of the Valley Lobelia Loco Weed Marijuana Marsh Marigold May Apple Milkweed Mistletoe Moonseed Monkshood Morning Glory Mountain Laurel Mushrooms Nightshade Oleander Paradise Plant Parsnip Peony Periwinkle Peyote Poison Ivy Poison Sumac Pokeweed Poppies Primrose Ranunculus Rhodedendron Rosary Peas Snow on the Mountain Soloman's Seal Star of Bethlehem String of Beads Toadstools Tobacco Trumpet Plant Vinca Water Hemlock Wild Parsnip Wisteria Yew
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