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Picture | Danger | Binomial Name | Also known as | Native to | Uses | Other Picture | Often Confused with |
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| Creeping Charlie |  | All parts of the plant. Creeping Charlie causing sweating and drooling. Symptoms are dramatic, but usually are not fatal. | Glechoma hederacea | Alehoof Creeping Charlie (or Charley) Catsfoot (from the size and shape of the leaf) Field Balm Run-away-robin Ground Ivy Gill-over-the-ground Tunhoof | Europe Southwestern Asia | The essential oil of the plant has many potent medicinal properties; the plant has been used for centuries as a general tonic for colds and coughs and to relieve congestion of the mucous membranes. |  | common mallow or Malva neglecta |
| Castor Bean |  | All parts are dangerous, but chewing the seeds is most dangerous. Castor bean causes nausea, abdominal pain, loose, bloody stools, dehydration, shortness of breath, thirst, bodily weakness, muscle twitching and convulsions, and even coma. | Ricinus communis | Castor Oil Plant Palm of Christ or Palma Christi | Southeastern Mediterranean region Eastern Africa | Castor oil can heal wounds and cure ailments. |  | ... |
| Johnson grass |  | Especially in younger plants, the leaves and stems are dangerous. They cause problems breathing, convulsions, coma, and death. Fortunately, an antidote exists for this plant, and can be given to the animal intravenously. | Sorghum halepense | ... | Mediterranean region but growing throughout Europe and the Middle East. | Johnson grass has been used for forage and to stop erosion, |  | ... |
| Jimson Weed |  | This plant causes an increase pulse rate, rapid breathing, restlessness, frequent urination, diarrhea, weight loss, weak pulse, convulsions, coma, and death. | Datura stramonium | ditch weed stink weed loco weed Korean morning glory Jamestown weed thorn apple angel's trumpet devil's trumpet devil's snare devil's seed mad hatter crazy tea malpitte | India Central America | The tinctura stramonii was made from the leaves. Stramonium was used to relax the smooth muscle of the bronchial tubes, and thus it was used to treat an asthmatic's bronchial spasm. |  | ... |
| Nightshade. |  | ... | Solanum Dulcamara | bittersweet bitter nightshade blue bindweed climbing nightshade fellenwort felonwood poisonberry poisonflower scarlet berry snakeberry trailing bittersweet trailing nightshade violet bloom woody nightshade | Europe Asia | Bittersweet is considered by some to be a herbal remedy for treating herpes and allergies. |  | ... |
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