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| Aethusa cynapium | |||
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| Name | |||
| Dog poison | |||
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| Aethusa cynapium | |||
| Other Names | |||
| Dog poison, fool's cicely, fool's parsley, small hemlock | |||
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| The herb | |||
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Antispasmodic, emetic, irritant. Dog poison is now used only in homeopathic preparations for spasms and for nervous stomach problems. POISONOUS - DO NOT USE. GIVEN HERE ONLY FOR IDENTIFICATION. CAUTION: Eating the leaves or roots (mistaken for parsley or radishes) can be fatal. Dog poison looks similar to parsley but can be distinguished by the shiny, yellow-green underside of the leaves (not shiny in parsley) and the white flowers (yellow-green in parsley). |
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| Description | |||
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Dog poison is an annual plant found growing in waste places and gardens, and along hedges and fences, in the north- eastern U.S., eastern Canada, and Europe. The white, spindle-shaped root produces a round, slender, glabrous, blue-flecked, branched stem, 1 to 3 feet high, with alternate, tripinnate leaves. The leaflets are incised, dark green above and shiny yellow-green beneath. White flowers appear from June to September. |
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DO NOT TAKE - POISONOUS |
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| Safety | |||
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POISONOUS - DO NOT USE. GIVEN HERE ONLY FOR IDENTIFICATION. CAUTION: Eating the leaves or roots (mistaken for parsley or radishes) can be fatal. Dog poison looks similar to parsley but can be distinguished by the shiny, yellow-green underside of the leaves (not shiny in parsley) and the white flowers (yellow-green in parsley). |
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