Definitely Hazardous

Aristolochic Acid (see Aristolochic Acid)

• Common Names and Sources
  • Aristolochia
  • Birthwort
  • Snakeroot
  • Snakeweed
  • Sangree Root
  • Sangrel
  • Serpentary
  • Serpentaria
  • Asarum canadense
  • Wild Ginger
• Health Effects
  • Human carcinogen
  • Renal failure
  • Death

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Very Likely Hazardous

Comfrey

• Common Names and Sources
  • Symphytum officinale
  • Ass Ear
  • Black Root
  • Blackwort
  • Bruisewort
  • Consolidae Radix
  • Consound
  • Gum Plant
  • Healing Herb
  • Knitback
  • Knitbone
  • Salsify
  • Slippery Root
  • Symphytum radix
  • Wallwort
• Health Effects
  • Liver damage
  • Death

Androstenedione

• Common Names and Sources
  • 4-androstene-3
  • 17-dione
  • Andro
  • Androtene
• Health Effects
  • Increased cancer risk
  • Decreased HDL

Chaparral

• Common Names and Sources
  • Larrea divaricata
  • Creosote Bush
  • Greasewood
  • Hediondilla
  • Jarilla
  • Larreastat
• Health Effects
  • Liver damage
  • Death

Germander

• Common Names and Sources
  • Teucrium chamaedrys
  • Wall Germander
  • Wild Germander
• Health Effects
  • Liver damage
  • Death

Kava

• Common Names and Sources
  • Piper methysticum
  • Ava
  • Awa
  • Gea
  • Gi
  • Intoxicating Pepper
  • Kao
  • Kavain
  • Kawa-Pfeffer
  • Kew
  • Long Pepper
  • Malohu
  • Maluk
  • Meruk
  • Milik
  • Rauschpfeffer
  • Sakau
  • Tonga
  • Wurzelstock
  • Yagona
  • Yangona
• Health Effects
  • Liver damage
  • Death

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Likely Hazardous

Bitter Orange

• Common Names and Sources
  • Citrus aurantium
  • Green Orange
  • Kijitsu
  • Neroli Oil
  • Seville Orange
  • Shangzhou Zhiqiao
  • Sour Orange
  • Zhi Oiao
  • Zhi Xhi
• Health Effects
  • Hypertension
  • Arrhythmias
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Stroke/CVA

Lobelia

• Common Names and Sources
  • Lobelia inflata
  • Asthma Weed
  • Bladderpod
  • Emetic Herb
  • Gagroot
  • Lobelie
  • Indian Tobacco
  • Pukeweed
  • Vomit Wort
  • Wild Tobacco
• Health Effects
  • Breathing Difficulty
  • Tachycardia
  • Hypotension
  • Diarrhea
  • Dizziness
  • Deaths

Organ/Glandular Extracts

• Common Names and Sources
  • Brain
  • Adrenal
  • Pituitary
  • Placenta
• Health Effects
  • Theoretical Risk of Mad Cow Disease (especially from brain extracts)

Pennyroyal Oil

• Common Names and Sources
  • Hedeoma pulegioides
  • Lurk-in-the-Ditch
  • Mosquito Plant
  • Piliolerial
  • Pudding Grass
  • Pulegium
  • Run-by-the-Ground
  • Squaw Balm
  • Squawmint
  • Stinking Balm
  • Tickweed
• Health Effects
  • Liver and Kidney Failure
  • Nerve Damage
  • Seizures
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Burning of the Throat
  • Death

Scullcap

• Common Names and Sources
  • Scutellaria lateriflora
  • Blue Pimpernel
  • Helmet Flower
  • Hoodwort
  • Mad Weed
  • Mad-Dog Weed
  • Mad-Dog Herb
  • Quaker Bonnet
  • Scutelluria
  • Skullcap
• Health Effects
  • Liver damage

Yohimbe

• Common Names and Sources
  • Pausinystalia yohimbe
  • Johimbi
  • Yohimbehe
  • Yohimbine
• Health Effects
  • Changes in Blood Pressure
  • Arrhythmias
  • Respiratory Depression
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Death