Plants that kill : a natural history of the world's most poisonous plants

Plants that kill A natural history of the world's most poisonous plants

Elizabeth A. Dauncey

Book - 2018

"This richly illustrated book provides an in-depth natural history of the most poisonous plants on earth, covering everything from the lethal effects of hemlock and deadly nightshade to the uses of such plants in medicine, ritual, and chemical warfare."--Dust jacket.

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Subjects
Poisonous plants.
Poisonous plants > History.
Published
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press 2018.
Language
English
Main Author
Elizabeth A. Dauncey (author)
Other Authors
Sonny Larsson (author)
Physical Description
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 219) and index.
ISBN
9780691178769
  • Introduction
  • Why some plants are toxic
  • Targets in the body
  • Matters of the heart
  • Breaking the brain
  • More than a weakness of the knees
  • Starting as an irritation
  • Guts without the glory
  • Organ failure
  • Cell poisons
  • Turning foes into friends.

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