Tag: Plant dangers

Historically used as a sedative and analgesic, prickly lettuce contains the milky sap lactucarium, which can cause significant side effects if ingested in large quantities. Due to the lack of regulation and research, the potential health risks associated with prickly lettuce are a serious concern for consumers.

According to the USDA Plant Database, buckeye nuts are highly toxic to humans due to compounds like glycoside aesculin and saponin aescin. This means you should never eat buckeye nuts raw, as ingestion can lead to severe poisoning.

According to the ASPCA, lily-of-the-valley is toxic to humans, dogs, and cats. If you eat lily-of-the-valley, you are ingesting potent cardiac glycosides that can cause serious, life-threatening symptoms affecting the heart and other bodily systems.