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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Dauncey, Elizabeth A.
Larsson, Sonny
Titre(s) : Plants that kill [Texte imprimé] : a natural history of the world's most poisonous plants / Elizabeth Dauncey, Sonny Larsson
Publication : Richmond : Kew, 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (224 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Index
Plants That Kill is not a field guide, clinical care manual, or pharmacology textbook-it
is a fascinating and beautifully presented natural history of the world's most poisonous
plants, the extraordinary strategies they employ for survival, and the impact these
have on humans, other animals, and on other plants. Some of these seriously harmful
and potentially lethal plants can cause their effects if eaten only once, others when
consumed repeatedly over a longer period. For some, their effects are felt after skin
or eye contact, or following inhalation. These extraordinary plants occur on all continents,
and in many different plant families, producing a range of chemicals as part of their
strategy for survival. The positive uses that humans and other animals have found
for these plants and the chemicals they contain are also an important part of the
story. This great diversity is showcased and brought to life through fascinating examples,
beautiful illustrations and clear, explanatory diagrams. Anyone with an interest in
plants, or with more ecological or pharmacological inclinations, will be fascinated
and engaged by this book
Sujet(s) : Plantes vénéneuses
Plantes -- Moyens de défense
Indice(s) Dewey :
581.65 (23e éd.) = Plantes nuisibles
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781842466575. - ISBN 1842466577 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb455662128
Notice n° :
FRBNF45566212
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; 1. Why some plants are toxic (Plants and their diversity ; Classification
and nomenclature ; Evolution ; Root to leaf ; Flowers ; Fruit and seeds ; Photosynthesis
and metabolic pathways ; Small molecular compounds) ; 2. Targets in the body (Cells
and organisms ; Taste and the gut ; Liver and kidneys ; Heart and circulation ; Brain
and nervous system ; Muscles ; Endosymbiosis and sequestration) ; 3. Matters of the
heart (Cardiac poisons: mechanisms of action ; Aconitum alkaloids ; Yew and your heart
; Apocynaceae ; Cardiac glycosides: a forceful beating ; Cardiac glycosides: cardenolides
; Cardiac glycosides: bufadienolides) ; 4. Breaking the brain (CNS toxins: mechanisms
of action ; Monoterpene indole alkaloids: tonic or toxic? ; Seizure inducers: sesquiterpene
lactones ; Apiaceae ; Water hemlocks: polyynes ; From bees to brains: grayanotoxins
; The original witch's brew: tropane alkaloids ; Herbal hallucinations: isoquinoline
alkaloids ; Stimulating brain chemistry: beta-carboline alkaloids ; Seeing and believing:
ergot alkaloids) ; 5. More than a weakness of the knees (Attacks on muscles: mechanisms
of action ; Paralyzing plants: curares ; Stimulant or poison: piperidine alkaloids
; Fabaceae ; Pods of poison: quinolizidine alkaloids)
6. Starting as an irritation (Skin reactions: mechanisms of action ; Stinging hairs
; Crystal spikes ; Euphorbiaceae ; Irritant diterpene esters: a burning issue ; The
mustard bomb: isothiocyanates ; Heat without temperature: capsaicin ; Ranunculaceae
; An immediate irritant: protoanemonin ; Blisters and burns: furanocoumarins ; Poison
ivy) ; 7. Guts without the glory (Gut reactions: mechanisms of action ; Ipecac ;
Solanaceae ; glycoalkaloids ; Amaryllidaceae alkaloids: lycorine ; Purging poisons:
anthraquinones ; Poisonous proteins: lectins ;Bitter cucumbers: cucurbitacins ; Stopping
cell dvision: colchicine) ; 8. Organ failure (Killing the organs: mechanisms of action
; Soapberries: hypoglycins ; Asteraceae ; Running low: atractylosides ; Hepatic harm:
pyrrolizidine poisoning ; Deadly diets: aristocholic acid nepropathy ; Thinning the
blood: coumarins ; Papaveraceae ; Cooking oil contaminant: benzophenathridine alkaloids)
; 9. Cell poisons (Cell poiosnong: mechanisms of action ; The poison leaf: fluoroacetic
acid ; Death by cyanide: cyanogenic glycosides ; Neurolathyrism: non proteinergic
amino acids ; Cycads and cyanobacteria ; Locoweeds and milk sickness: swainsonine
; Causing cancer: ptaquiloside) ; 10. Turning foes into friends (Poison to medicine:
discovery of action ; Heart of the matter: digitalis glycosides ; In the arms of Morpheus:
opium ; Plant panacea: salicylic acid ; Fever reliever: quinine ; Anticholinergic
antidote: physostigmine ; Anticancer agents: vinca alkaloids ; Warts and all: podophyllotoxin
; Dementia drug: galantamine ; Stimulating interest: ephedra alkaloids ; Nature's
insecticide: azadirachtin) ; Glossary.
