Monkshood (Aconitum carmichaelii)

Toxic Parts

All parts of this plant are toxic, but the roots are the most dangerous. Roots are most toxic before flowering.

Symptoms

• Sap causes numbness and tingling if rubbed on the skin

• Nausea

• Anxiety

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Weakness

• Restlessness

• Salivation

• Numbness

• Vertigo

• Prickling of the skin

• Impaired speech and vision

• Chest pain

• Spasms

• Weak pulse

• Convulsions

• Paralysis of lower and upper extremities

• Respiratory paralysis

• Coma

Warning signs – Call our office or the poison control center if:

You think your child has eaten or been exposed to any poisonous  plant, bring a piece of the plant to the phone and call the poison  control center now.

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