Cicuta virosa – It is 150 centimeters high
The highest concentration of toxic substances is found in its rhizome.
- Deadly dose: 2g root
- Death: within 24 hours
- Poison: cicutoxin
- Aftermath: degeneration of skeletal muscles
- Where it grows: North and South America, Europe, Asia
- Occurrence in Poland: yes
In North America it has hundreds of poisoned sheep per year on its conscience. People can mistake its root with the parsley root, and the most common victims of harmful substances are children. Cicutoxin works very quickly, after just a few minutes you can observe irritations of mucous membranes and abdominal pain. If a man survives poisoning, it is very likely that he will struggle with damage to the central nervous system for the rest of his life. Unlike other animals, mice can without fear of poisoning eat plant seeds.
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