Exploring Poisonous Plants: Medicinal Values, Toxicity Responses, and Therapeutic Uses

371 Pages·2023·16.457 MB·English

by  Azamal Husen

Exploring Poisonous Plants
Poisonous plants are used in traditional medicine systems in various healing therapies. They are a
rich resource of ingredients used in herbal drug formulations that are also used in the development
of synthetic drugs. They are recognized for their antioxidant, anti-inflammation, anti-cancer, and
anti-diabetic activities and for many other health benefits. Exploring Poisonous Plants: Medicinal
Values, Toxicity Responses, and Therapeutic Uses provides an analysis of the most important
poisonous herbs, shrubs, and trees, detailing poisonous plants while demonstrating endorsements
for their potential therapeutic values.
Features:
Presents therapeutic potentials on various poisonous herbs, shrubs, and trees.
Provides descriptions of notable toxic compounds and discusses their adverse effects when
consumed by animals or people.
Gives practical guidance for botanical description, distribution, phytochemical constituents, phar-
macological studies, and traditional and other potential uses of selected poisonous plants.
This volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series is appropriate for scientists, researchers, and
students working with poisonous plants, as well as in areas of economic botany, plant b iochemistry,
biotechnology, pharmacognosy, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemistry, and nanomedicine.
Exploring Medicinal Plants
Series Editor:
Azamal Husen
Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia
Medicinal plants render a rich source of bioactive compounds used in drug formulation and devel-
opment; they play a key role in traditional or indigenous health systems. As the demand for herbal
medicines increases worldwide, their supply is declining as most of the harvest is derived from
naturally growing vegetation. Considering global interests and covering several important aspects
associated with medicinal plants, the Exploring Medicinal Plants series comprises volumes valu-
able to academia, practitioners, and researchers interested in medicinal plants. Topics provide infor-
mation on a range of subjects including diversity, conservation, propagation, cultivation, physiology,
molecular biology, growth response under extreme environment, handling, storage, bioactive com-
pounds, secondary metabolites, extraction, therapeutics, mode of action, and healthcare practices.
Led by Azamal Husen, PhD, this series is directed to a broad range of researchers and profes-
sionals consisting of topical books exploring information related to medicinal plants. It includes
edited volumes, references, and textbooks available for individual print and electronic purchases.
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Environmental Pollution and Medicinal Plants
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Herbs, Shrubs, and Trees of Potential Medicinal Benefits
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Phytopharmaceuticals and Biotechnology of Herbal Plants
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Exploring Poisonous Plants: Medicinal Values, Toxicity Responses,
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Plants as Medicine and Aromatics: Conservation, Ecology, and Pharmacognosy
Mohd Kafeel Ahmad Ansari, Bengu Turkyilmaz Unal, Munir Ozturk, and Gary Owens
Medicinal Plant Responses to Stressful Conditions
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Exploring Poisonous Plants
Medicinal Values, Toxicity Responses, and
T herapeutic Uses
Edited by
Azamal Husen
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Names: Husen, Azamal, editor.
Title: Exploring poisonous plants : medicinal values, toxicity responses,
and therapeutic uses / edited by Azamal Husen.
Description: First edition. | Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2023. | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022038657 (print) | LCCN 2022038658 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781032311371 (hardback) | ISBN 9781032311388 (paperback) |
ISBN 9781003308249 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Poisonous plants—Therapeutic use. | Medicinal plants. |
Materia medica, Vegetable.
Classification: LCC QK100.A1 E97 2023 (print) | LCC QK100.A1 (ebook) |
DDC 581.6/59—dc23/eng/20220825
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ISBN: 9781032311371 (hbk)
ISBN: 9781032311388 (pbk)
ISBN: 9781003308249 (ebk)
DOI: 10.1201/b23017
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Contents
About the Editor ................................................................................................................................xi
Preface............................................................................................................................................xiii
Contributors .....................................................................................................................................xv
Section A General information
Chapter 1 Poisonous Plants: An Overview ...................................................................................3
Mustehasan, Gulwaiz Akhter, and Azamal Husen
Chapter 2 Biotechnological Approaches in Poisonous Plants ....................................................31
Lubna Azmi
Chapter 3 Uses of Poisonous Plants in Nanoscience ..................................................................41
Apekshakumari Patel, Nimisha Patel, Ahmad Ali, and Hina Alim
Chapter 4 Conservation Practices of Poisonous Plants: Present Status ......................................67
Rakesh Kumar and Ram Kumar
Section B P oisonous Plants (Botanical Description,
Distribution, Phytochemical constituents,
Pharmacological Studies, toxic
Response, traditional, and other
Potential Uses and Future Remarks)
Chapter 5 Abrus precatorius (Rosary Pea) .................................................................................87
Mansi Shah, Meenakshi K, and Indu Anna George
Chapter 6 Aconitum napellus (Monkshood) .............................................................................101
Karma Yeshi and Phurpa Wangchuk
Chapter 7 Acorus calamus (Sway or Muskrat Root) ................................................................113
Yashashree Pradhan, Hina Alim, Nimisha Patel, Johra Khan,
Belkıs Muca Yiğit, Kamal Fatima Zahra, and Ahmad Ali
Chapter 8 Agapanthus orientalis (Lily of the Nile) ..................................................................125
Godwin Anywar
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Chapter 9 Antiaris toxicaria (Upas Tree) .................................................................................129
Suraj Dhanyakumar Umdale, Pankaj Shivnarayan Mundada, and
Mahendra Laxman Ahire
Chapter 10 Aristolochia indica (The Indian Birthwort) .............................................................139
Surjit Sen, Sudeshna Nandi, Rupa Sanyal, Abhijit Dey, and Manjula Rai
Chapter 11 Atractylis gummifera (Stemless Atractylis) .............................................................157
Noureddine Chaachouay and Lahcen Zidane
Chapter 12 Atropa belladonna (Deadly Nightshade) .................................................................165
Arundhati Singh, Vedanshi Pal, Shreyshi Aggarwal, and Manu Pant
Chapter 13 Calotropis gigantea (Crown Flower or Giant Milkweed)........................................179
Prabhjot Kaur, Amarjit Singh, and Jitender Sharma
Chapter 14 Colchicum autumnale (Naked Ladies) ....................................................................195
Neha Sharma and Riddhima Singh
Chapter 15 Conium maculatum (Hemlock or Poison Hemlock) ................................................203
Upagya Gyaneshwari, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Priti Pal, and Brijesh Pandey
Chapter 16 Datura stramonium (Thorn Apple or Devil’s Trumpet) ..........................................219
Tenzin Jamtsho, Ugyen, and Phurpa Wangchuk
Chapter 17 Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove Plant) ........................................................................241
Tina, Vedanshi Pal, and Manu Pant
Chapter 18 Gloriosa superba (Glory Lily) .................................................................................255
Umakanta Dash, Ankita Bhardwaj, Ashwath M. N., Preeti Vats,
Sourav Ranjan Mohapatra, and Kajal Samantara
Chapter 19 Nerium oleander (Oleander or Nerium) ...................................................................277
Kolagani Chandramohan and Salman Khan
Chapter 20 Ricinus communis (Castor Oil Plant) .......................................................................289
Ambreen Bano, Adria Hasan, Swati Sharma, and Snober S. Mir
Contents ix
Chapter 21 Thevetia peruviana (Yellow Oleander) ....................................................................307
Subhrajit Banerjee, Senjuti Banerjee, Kasturi Sarkar, and Parames C. Sil
Chapter 22 Toxicodendron succedaneum (Rhus or Wax Tree) ..................................................339
Godwin Anywar and Patience Tugume
Index ..............................................................................................................................................345