Poisonous Plants You Can Find in Your Own Backyard

Poisonous Plants You Can Find in Your Own Backyard

HC Staff - August 24, 2023

Poisonous Plants You Can Find in Your Own Backyard
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Foxglove

Foxglove is an ironic plant you’ll find in your backyard. Essentially, the plant produces digoxin, which is located in medications preventing heart failure. The medication makes a weakened heart pump harder. But if ingested, it doesn’t prevent heart failure, it causes it. Because you’re taking an unregulated and unknown dose of heart medication, it may affect your heart. It may cause it to slow down or become irregular, which may lead to cardiac arrest. Recorded poisonings from this plant are rare but have happened in the past. The poison is found from eating the seeds or stems or sucking on the flowers. (Best Life Online).

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