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Poisonous Plant - Moonseed
menispermaceae (Menispermum canadense)
Identification: 33-foot-tall, woody vine with green shoots creeping up.
The leaves have a pointy tip and are rounded or heart-shaped. Occasionally, they are not round and have three shallow palmate lobes that range in width from 6 to 10 inches. Unripe green fruit can be mistaken for wild grapes; ripe fruit is toxic and red, and the seed has a crescent moon form on it. To find the crescent, remove the seed from the fruit.
Habitat: Found in the eastern United States and Canada's wetlands, lowlands, waste grounds, streams, and pond edges. Check seed for crescent; habitat overlaps and might be confused with wild grape.
Toxins: The Canadian moonseed fruit is lethal when consumed. The fruit has an awful flavor, and most people spit it out of their mouths very fast after eating it. The main poisons are the bitter alkaloids, berberine, and menispine.
Convulsions and any combination of the following symptoms may be present: upset stomach, vomiting, watery eyes and nose, gastroenteritis, bloody diarrhea, lip and mouth irritation, dysphagia, difficulty breathing, excessive salivation, shock, and maybe even death.
A medical emergency is first aid. Make a call to the poison control hotline and leave right away. One could empty their stomach.
Note: the cherokee utilized the root infusion as a diuretic, laxative, and remedy for arthritis and sexual illnesses.
menispermaceae (Menispermum canadense)
Identification: 33-foot-tall, woody vine with green shoots creeping up.
The leaves have a pointy tip and are rounded or heart-shaped. Occasionally, they are not round and have three shallow palmate lobes that range in width from 6 to 10 inches. Unripe green fruit can be mistaken for wild grapes; ripe fruit is toxic and red, and the seed has a crescent moon form on it. To find the crescent, remove the seed from the fruit.
Habitat: Found in the eastern United States and Canada's wetlands, lowlands, waste grounds, streams, and pond edges. Check seed for crescent; habitat overlaps and might be confused with wild grape.
Toxins: The Canadian moonseed fruit is lethal when consumed. The fruit has an awful flavor, and most people spit it out of their mouths very fast after eating it. The main poisons are the bitter alkaloids, berberine, and menispine.
Convulsions and any combination of the following symptoms may be present: upset stomach, vomiting, watery eyes and nose, gastroenteritis, bloody diarrhea, lip and mouth irritation, dysphagia, difficulty breathing, excessive salivation, shock, and maybe even death.
A medical emergency is first aid. Make a call to the poison control hotline and leave right away. One could empty their stomach.
Note: the cherokee utilized the root infusion as a diuretic, laxative, and remedy for arthritis and sexual illnesses.
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