Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:24:20 -0700 From: Joe Martinez <joe@jmmsoftware.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2086$foo@default> Subject: Re: Toxicity of VFTs
Ok, so the question is, "How toxic are they?".
A few months ago, I asked at California Carnivores if any of the CP's
were toxic because I have a soon-to-be toddler at home and didn't want
to risk poisoning. They said not that they knew of.
So, what happens if you eat a VFT leaf? Upset stomach? Vomiting? Long-
term health problems? Death?
-Joe
schlauer@chemie.uni-wuerzburg.de wrote:
> Dear David,
>
>
> > I was reading an on-line list of toxic plants and saw good 'ol
> > Dionaea listed as "toxic -- all parts". There were no toxins listed
> > and no references. Does anyone have any further knowlege of this?
> > Just curious; I'm not going to start putting them in my salads.
>
>
> _Dionaea_ and many other members of Nepenthales (remember the
> conference) contain the naphthoquinone plumbagin and derivatives
> thereof. These are the main toxic principle in Droseraceae. Only in
> Dioncophyllaceae and Ancistrocladaceae, the quinones are augmented by
> naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids, which are even more toxic.
>
>
> Kind regards Jan
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